Mark Levinson 23 with Klipschorn


I just brought a great price on Klipschorns local. Can I use Mark levinson amp 23 with Klipschorn. I got all paper work original from Klipsch from the day that 1st owner brought 1978.
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Showing 1 response by kurt_tank

As a former owner of the Levinson No. 23 amp, (a good stereo amp, by the way), I will state that my opinion is that you would be wasting the power of that particular amp with those really efficient speakers. Having a 200 wpc amp driving a pair of speakers with a 105 db efficiency is overkill, IMHO. Would it work, yeah, but you'd probably only be able to turn the volume up to 1.

I would suggest trying to go with something like a SET tube amp, or if you prefer solid state, a smallish (25-50 wpc) full class A amp. (In fact, you have the perfect speakers to try out one of the many great SET amps out there, so I would not pass up that opportunity.)

My two cents worth anyway.
Good Luck in your search.