these are wonderful speakers..no phoney ported one note bass to be found here...as long as you give them an ample amount of power....the marsh amp is a good choice but if you use tubes your going to need an incredibly powerful amp...the antique just isn't up to power any hales speaker.
Hale Rev 3s
I've just gotten a pair of Hale Revelation 3s. I've just bought a Marsh A400s amp, and am planning on the Antique Sound Lab Hurricanes for tubes.
My question: do any Rev 3 owners find that tubes can't provide enough current to control this speaker?
I'll have them in a dedicated listening room: 9.5' (H), 13.6' (W)x 20'(L). The long ends of the room will be soundproofed with ASC soundproofing strips and the walls will have tube traps (I got a million of them back in '88). Hardwood floors (but with a carpet eventually), dedicated circuits, [FIMS outlets], Modulus 3A, Arcam FMJ 23 CD player, and perhaps Nordost Valhalla speaker cable (right now I have the Shunyata Aries interconnect and Phoenix speaker cables, Shunyata Power cords, PS Audio Power Plant and Ultimate Outlet [high current edition]. I put my Versa Dynamics 2.3 in storage years ago, but am buying a new turntable as soon as I determine the best one.
So, that's the setup. What about the Hales? Current hungry or ok with 200 watts of tube power?
My question: do any Rev 3 owners find that tubes can't provide enough current to control this speaker?
I'll have them in a dedicated listening room: 9.5' (H), 13.6' (W)x 20'(L). The long ends of the room will be soundproofed with ASC soundproofing strips and the walls will have tube traps (I got a million of them back in '88). Hardwood floors (but with a carpet eventually), dedicated circuits, [FIMS outlets], Modulus 3A, Arcam FMJ 23 CD player, and perhaps Nordost Valhalla speaker cable (right now I have the Shunyata Aries interconnect and Phoenix speaker cables, Shunyata Power cords, PS Audio Power Plant and Ultimate Outlet [high current edition]. I put my Versa Dynamics 2.3 in storage years ago, but am buying a new turntable as soon as I determine the best one.
So, that's the setup. What about the Hales? Current hungry or ok with 200 watts of tube power?