More horsepower (watts/voltage) needed for those low-sensitivity Mistrals! Look for a used NAD or Proton integrated amp. They can often be found for not much money! I paid $50 for my Proton - and sounds as good as any four-figure amp. Good engineering costs no more than bad engineering!
Please answer for dummies: Any way to increase power from a Chinese tube amp?
I decided to set up a second audio system in my bedroom mostly to learn and play around with. Initially I had an old Marantz receiver but became interested in some of the Chinese knock-offs. I bought a pair of the Mistral "LS3/5a" speakers and was pleased with them for the price. Then I decided to see what a vacuum tube amp sounded like and bought a Chinese tube amp (Reisong 12 watts per channel). I like that too except that now I am wanting to play it louder and some sources seem to have less volume than others. So...I was wondering if there is anything I can do inexpensively that would would work with the Chinese tube amp to give it more power. I listen to everything from classical to 70s rock to jazz and country and I mostly either stream from Amazon Prime via a Sonos Connect or play vinyl on my Teac TN300 with an Ortofon 2M Red or listen to an occasional CD on my Denon DCD 620. I am nearly 80 and can't afford to purchase new audiophile level pieces. And did I say that I do not understand most of what I read on these threads so write simply.