Amplifier matching with omega super Alnico Monitors.

@borg7x9 

Myron, I have been running Omega speakers for the last four years or so, and still do. I had the Omega SAMs for a few years, and now I still have the 3i, but in my main system, I am running the incredible SAM HOs.  From my extensive experience, the Omegas only get better as you place better gear in front of them.

You don't say what your budget is, so I will drop two recommendations for you that are my favorites.  For tubes, I can't recommend highly enough the Coincident M300b Frankenstein MKII monoblocks.  These can easily be the end-all of amps for me on my HOs, they are that good.  In fact, this is the first amp that I can, and do, actually use without a preamp (vol controlled by DAC). I never, ever liked my music without a preamp, but that has changed with the Franks.

For a more "budget" approach, I loved a Red Dragon S500 class D amp with the Omegas, but with a tube preamp in front.  I would have kept the S500, but I needed the $$ for the Franks above. It's class D done right, and I actually preferred it to a highly regarded class A amp.

Hope this helps!

Hi Mark. I always fancied the Frankensteins but I never got the chance to hear them here. I was looking for some 300bs to go with my tannoy westminsters a few years back. I never managed to get any 300bs to work well with the Tannoys. The more current the better was my finding with the tannoys.....It's good to know that the SAMs are worthy of exceptional amplification. The SAMs will be a second system for me, playing in the house during the day. But they will be placed on a credenza (not ideal I know) so a bit more of a minimal system rather than monos.  I'll be using a Mac mini as a music sever into a line magnetic 515cd/dac. Have you ever tried the SAMs with as little as 2 watts ?? I used to own a 45 based set. It was incredible tonally. I'm really going to be playing acoustic, folk, jazz. Nothing too trying. It'll be interesting to get the SAMs into the barn ( when it's finished ) and see how they do in a more purpose built environment with some space around them.

thanks for your reply. :).

@borg7x9 

Hey Myron, if I was in your shoes, and since this is for a secondary system, you won't need anything more than the Red Dragon. No worries with tubes, heat, or anything else like that, just glorious music. As I mentioned above, the S500 is worthy of being in the main system, and has been my main amp for a year or two until I put the Franks in.

i owned the 2wpc Decware SE84UFO amps two separate times, first for my SAMs, then for my SAM HOs. Great sounding amps, which is why I owned them twice, but I could not live with only 2wpc. Ran out of gas too soon on both, even with simple music, albeit in my big room (25' wide x open, with a vaulted ceiling). The 8 wpc Franks sound much more powerful than they really are, and I am able to use them just fine, but I do have the low bass running to a sub instead of thru the Omegas.

I have not heard any Line Mag amps, so I would be curious on your impressions of the LM with the Omegas. I bet they will be a sweet match!

That's a good point. The S500 would be very maintenance free for all day use. I see they have an ex dem one for 1500 on there website. I've always been very sceptical of digital amplifiers. I've only ever heard some driving b&w 802s. Not my idea of fun. But I guess things have moved on in the last 10 years though. Definitely an interesting way to go. 

A 250 watt amp is major overkill. For solid state consider the First Watt amps.