JRuss Posted January 19, 2003 Share Posted January 19, 2003 i am buying some older la scalas. they are coming with an older tube amp. thats pushing 35 watts. what is the best to use with this. i was something newer so i can hook it up to my tv and mabye even my computer. what should i do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 "Tube amp pushing 35 watts" is not enough to tell anything. It is plenty of power, but may not sound good. That depends on what it is and how it's been cared for. You might consider a NAD L40 or its replacement the L70(?). They are modestly powered receivers with built-in CD players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricktate Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 you should also think about an hk430 and grippers if on a hard floor....check out my posts on this....also hdbr has alot of info on hk430.....rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Robinson Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 Craig (NOS440) has put just about every amp known to mankind through his, although he likes listening at Richter Scale measurements of 7.8 or so. I'm not sure how you like your music. If you want TV et al. and all those conveniences, and maybe plan to go 5.1 sometime, a SS receiver would be the ticket. OTOH, if you like 2-channel tunes, give you tube amp a good listening, or follow some of the recommendations of Craig and Kelly for Scott or Eico. Tubes and horns are nice for little money in the vintage area. If you score one that needs work, send it to Craig for a tune-up. You'll have a 2-ch keeper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnysal Posted January 22, 2003 Share Posted January 22, 2003 tell us more about the amp it comes with...then we can give seom feedback/advice...to little information to give useful feedback at this point. besdies the fact that 35 watts is plenty for those speakers. tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbflash Posted January 22, 2003 Share Posted January 22, 2003 JRuss, I am using a 3.5W amp with my Lascalla's. What kind of amp? Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBrennan Posted January 22, 2003 Share Posted January 22, 2003 Back many years ago when I had LaScalas I liked them with a 200wpc Dynaco 400 SS amp. If you want the ultimate in dynamics from the speakers you'll need a big-hog amp despite the high-efficiency. But if you can get by with great, instead of ultimate dynamics, you can use less power. And tonality and amp "sound" is involved too. Actually nobody can tell you much more than what THEY like, who knows if you'd like it too? Personally I'd get a high-power QSC SS prosound amp. I've heard these lately on a couple of JBL Pro and ServoDrive horn rigs used in homes and they sounded really, really good. QSC is found in prosound stores and also at www.partsexpress.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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