The Pathos is a nice amp and might serve your needs. I am concerned with the speaker's sensitivity rating of only 84db. I took a glance and couldn't find anything more specific about their impedance than the 8 Ohm specification; I would like to see a chart. Your preferred listening volume and musical tastes should weigh heavily in your decision. Myself? I would like to be much closer to that higher 100W limit than the lower 25W limit.
Int. Amp. to drive sonus faber minima vintage
I recently got a pair of sonus faber minima vintage speakers. Fot the moment i drive them with a Krell S300i but although the sound is nice overall i find it a little cold. Now i am thinking to move to tubes. The are placed in a relatively small room (4x4m). Curently my thoughts are over Pathos TT. Do you think is sufficient to drive them? Do you have any other recommendations?
Speaker's specs are:
Tweeter: 1.1” (28mm) ultra dynamic silk soft dome ferrofluid driver
Midrange: 4.75” (120mm) cellulose acrilate cone driver with vented basket design
Crossover: Non-resonant pure first-order design; optimized phase characteristics for optimal space/time performance; crossover point 2 kHz
Frequency Response: 55Hz – 25kHz, tuning port included
Sensitivity: 84dB SPL (2.83 V/1m)
Nominal Impendance: 8 ohms
Power Handling: 25W – 100W, without clipping
Speaker's specs are:
Tweeter: 1.1” (28mm) ultra dynamic silk soft dome ferrofluid driver
Midrange: 4.75” (120mm) cellulose acrilate cone driver with vented basket design
Crossover: Non-resonant pure first-order design; optimized phase characteristics for optimal space/time performance; crossover point 2 kHz
Frequency Response: 55Hz – 25kHz, tuning port included
Sensitivity: 84dB SPL (2.83 V/1m)
Nominal Impendance: 8 ohms
Power Handling: 25W – 100W, without clipping