Cary 805 vs 211 amp

I have the Cary SLP-05 preamp. Looking to get an amp. Powering perhaps the BW 800 diamonds... 90db/1watt/1meter sensitivity.

Listen high 80db usually.

Btw, what's the overall reliability of a tube amp?

joey_v07-27-2014 9:15am

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charles1dad Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 10,222 posts 08-01-2014 at 02:06pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Joey, I hope you're able to actually hear this match and then decide. I'm bias in favor of tube power amps but some speakers are designed with the intention of SS amplifiers driving them.It seems the B&W is one of those speakers. Good Luck,
charles1dad Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 10,222 posts 07-29-2014 at 04:09am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Joey, I like your taste in amplifiers but ageee with the comments above. That speaker isn't the best choice for those amps. That speaker was most probably meant to be driven by high current type transistor amplification.

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