MeloManiac Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Any of the Elekit diy tube amps are low watt and sound really good. https://diyaudiostore.com/collections/elekit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefe Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 (edited) I am new to owning Klipsch speakers, having recently purchased a set of vintage La Scala's, and as such I have never experimented with different combinations of amps driving them. I can say that my initial impression of these speakers was not very good. The speakers were unused for close to 10 yrs and I don't know if the caps needed to recharge, the woofer needed to loosen up, or if my brand new amp needed some time on it, or a combination of all of the above but after a few hours the sound has really blossomed and is just amazing. I am driving the La Scala's with a brand new Tsakiridis Aeolos Ultra amp which uses 4 x KT150 and 4 x 12AT7. I have it in Triode mode and it sounds really good. But now I want to experiment with different amps. I really love the warmth in the midrange of some tube amps and I don't believe the Tsakiridis exhibits much of that. It is pretty neutral, which I know is a normally a good thing. I just want to see if I can find a combination that my ears might enjoy even more. Edited January 1, 2021 by Jefe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry4841 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Single ended triode. SET is what it is called. The family of EL34 tubes run in triode mode is a good place to start. Totally different sound than PP, push pull amplifiers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechEngVic Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 On 1/1/2021 at 8:00 AM, Jefe said: I am new to owning Klipsch speakers, having recently purchased a set of vintage La Scala's, and as such I have never experimented with different combinations of amps driving them. I can say that my initial impression of these speakers was not very good. The speakers were unused for close to 10 yrs and I don't know if the caps needed to recharge, the woofer needed to loosen up, or if my brand new amp needed some time on it, or a combination of all of the above but after a few hours the sound has really blossomed and is just amazing. I am driving the La Scala's with a brand new Tsakiridis Aeolos Ultra amp which uses 4 x KT150 and 4 x 12AT7. I have it in Triode mode and it sounds really good. But now I want to experiment with different amps. I really love the warmth in the midrange of some tube amps and I don't believe the Tsakiridis exhibits much of that. It is pretty neutral, which I know is a normally a good thing. I just want to see if I can find a combination that my ears might enjoy even more. That's quite the amp. You'd probably do yourself better by getting a good powered subwoofer to help beef up the LS's bottom end. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefe Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 On 1/7/2021 at 1:05 AM, MechEngVic said: That's quite the amp. You'd probably do yourself better by getting a good powered subwoofer to help beef up the LS's bottom end. Thank you for your reply. I think that's exactly what I'm going to do although I am not really disappointed in the La Scala's bottom end. While they don't go super low, the bass that they do have is very fast and accurate to my ears. I just need to figure out which sub will blend in with them the best. Any suggestions? Accurate music reproduction is my primary focus. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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