I also owned a pair of Tenor 75WI around the same time that Mike owned his. I actually spoke with him prior to buying mine. They were "magical" but didn't really work well with my speakers either. Mine ran out of gas just as yours do. I was concerned that they really limited the speakers that paired well with them but boy, when they were playing the right type of music in the ranges they excelled in, they were really something and they were damn pretty to look at with all those tubes glowing. I moved on to a Boulder 1060 and ultimately paired that with an Aesthetix Janus which suits my needs better. I do miss those Tenors, but like Mike, mine had some problems that were repaired under warranty. I didn't want to have to deal with long-term reliability issues and the replacement tube sets would have also been expensive.
Tenor OTL 75wi vs 175s
Folks,
I just bought a pair of Tenor OTL 75wi. I use it with a Lamm preamp. I do not know how exactly put it in words, this is the finest amplifier I have ever heard and that too by miles. It is unbelievably realistic sounding. The only little issue is, my Tannoy Turnberry SE seems to make this amp run out of gas for some kinds of music and at certain SPLs (not head banging SPLs). I cannot imagine letting go this amp. But I was wondering if it was worth saving up for the Tenor 175s which would give me all the headroom I would ever need but then the output stage is solid state and I do not know whether it can match up to the magic of all tube OTL 75. Has anyone heard the 175s and OTL 75 to give me an idea about how they compare ?
Changing the speaker is another option but I have kept it to the last because I absolutely love the Tannoys.
I just bought a pair of Tenor OTL 75wi. I use it with a Lamm preamp. I do not know how exactly put it in words, this is the finest amplifier I have ever heard and that too by miles. It is unbelievably realistic sounding. The only little issue is, my Tannoy Turnberry SE seems to make this amp run out of gas for some kinds of music and at certain SPLs (not head banging SPLs). I cannot imagine letting go this amp. But I was wondering if it was worth saving up for the Tenor 175s which would give me all the headroom I would ever need but then the output stage is solid state and I do not know whether it can match up to the magic of all tube OTL 75. Has anyone heard the 175s and OTL 75 to give me an idea about how they compare ?
Changing the speaker is another option but I have kept it to the last because I absolutely love the Tannoys.