dubai2000 Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 Another highly regarded 2A3 SET option are the 3.5 Wright Monos. In case you want to give those a try, send me a mail . Wolfram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triode Pete Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 I've tried numerous amps on my K-horns (Mcintosh SS, Yamaha SS, vintage Fisher 500C, 300B SET, 2A3 ppp, 2A3 SET, 45 SET, etc.) To me, the very first watt is by far the most important. It needs to be clean, solid, musical & noise-free (no hiss or by-products). Every amp has its attributes & disadvantages. My favorite is my 2A3 SET's. Very Musical, no fatigue whatsoever. I wish it was 100 watts per channel sometimes (but not very often)! Also, VIP is the pre-amp. I highly suggest a well made, quiet tube variety. Then you have the option of getting a musical solid state amp (such as a McCormack) if you wish. My $0.02, Pete PS - Remember the K-horns are ultra-sensitive to all components attached to them. "Garbage in = garbage out" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdyer Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 Hi Pete: Try my post above. If you're not quite satisfied with the punch at concert level, consider bi-amping. I use a Conrad Johnson tube preamp and had a second set of outputs installed. I really believe the bass amp is less important than is freeing up the SET's to work their magic on the mids and highs. BTW, your system must sound fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guygo Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 Check out the offerings from Monarchy Audio. http://www.monarchyaudio.com/ A pair of monoblock SE-100 Delux amps would work well. I would stick to monos. Every official Klipsch show decades ago that included the horns, included Mark Levinsion monos to drive them. That was until Mark sold out. Don't know what they are using now. I wanted the horns, since 1967. I finally bought a pair in 1985. The salesman said to the chagrin of my girlfriend at the time, "Man, that's longer than you could have ever wanted a women." She's long gone, and the horns are still around putting out. -Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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