paradigm studio 100V2 with Mcintosh tubes


what is you opinion on mcintosh c2200 tube pre with mc2102 tube amp hooked up with the studio100. Do you think it will sound better with SS set up. If not recommend a speaker that will sound excellent with the Mac gear I mentioned.
thanks
profrancis

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I second Rsbeck. I auditioned the 2102 blasting a pair of B&W N801s like I could not believe. The room was 30x30 and the sound filled it completely with no strain at all. The 2102 is much more powerful that it would seem at first (the Levinson 383 sounded weak by comparison).

My Paradigm 100.2s do wonderfully with even my little 100Wpc McIntosh MC7100 SS amp (and McIntosh C712 pre) but when you look at that amp's curves in the owners manual, it can put out 200W at 6 ohms continuously. I think that all Mcs made today would sound awesome on the Paradigms, and the 2102 is definately no exception. Arthur