I own Avanatgarde Horn loudspeakers and have used primarily tube amplifers to drive them. However, I recently purchased Avantgarde's Model 5+ solid-state integrated amplifer that sounds very good. It runs in Class A for the first 1.1 watts. Other solid-state amplifers that I thought sounded good with my horns were the Pass Labs Aleph 3 and First Watt F-3. The problem with most solid-state amps driving horns is when you turn up the volume. The sound becomes very harsh. Using a good sounding solid-state amp with horns will give your system an adrenaline boost.
Amplifiers and Horn Loudspeakers
Greetings,
Wasn't sure where to post this (Amps or Speakers), but here goes.....
Horn loudspeakers of course are high in efficiency, and don't tpyically require high-powered amplifiers. Most horn users prefer tubes. With highly efficient horns, folks seem to prefer SET's.
Some solid state amps operate in Class A up to a certain point, which is said to be close in some respects to the sound of tubes. I have a solid state amplifier that puts out 250wpc (Class A/B), however it operates in Class A mode up to 25wpc. I'm curious if this amplifier, operating in Class A mode, would be a good match for a high efficiency horn system.
Thanks!
Wasn't sure where to post this (Amps or Speakers), but here goes.....
Horn loudspeakers of course are high in efficiency, and don't tpyically require high-powered amplifiers. Most horn users prefer tubes. With highly efficient horns, folks seem to prefer SET's.
Some solid state amps operate in Class A up to a certain point, which is said to be close in some respects to the sound of tubes. I have a solid state amplifier that puts out 250wpc (Class A/B), however it operates in Class A mode up to 25wpc. I'm curious if this amplifier, operating in Class A mode, would be a good match for a high efficiency horn system.
Thanks!