Amplifier for Cornwall IV

@ja_kub_sz 

Sorry no dealer is selling JC5 for $3500

i got a deal from  Coworker for that price 

though I know  a dealer who will do 20-25% off MRSP 

PM me if you’re interested 

Please no Raven Audio 😂😂😂😂😂

A very cheap, but quite good sounding, approach would be to build the Elekit 300b amplifier.  Even if you don't have much in the way of soldering and other amplifier building skills, these can be learned on line and the it should be relatively easy to build if you go at it patiently.

A far more expensive alternative would be to buy the Synthesis A40 integrated amp with built in DAC.  This is a 40 watt per channel amp that runs one of my favorite tube type (KT66).  The built-in DAC is also quite good.

The Cornwalls sound very good with low-powered tube amps, whether  modern or vintage.  I would take advantage of its efficiency to utilize such amps because they tend to sound so much better than either solid state or high-powered tube amps.  Of course taste varies, so I won't say that any particular amp is terrible.  But, I will say that one should at least explore beyond the most popular options out there; look at options beyond Decware, Prima Luna and McIntosh.    

@larryi,

I am not seeing where the OP mentioned he was interested in building a kit, can you point it out to me?  I would say 80% of us or more aren’t interested in building their own.  There are DIY forums for that. 

I think it all has to do with the music being played, the volume levels you want to achieve, and the control of those 15s you are expecting. Listening to Audioslave’s 1st recording ( just as an example), at loud levels, I can assure you I am using more than just a few watts from my modified ADA PF2501 amp driving my Lascalas. My Nuforce STA200, Dalaudio Retro 4780, Adcom 535 II, Yamaha P2075 ( all modified ), lose control and fall apart ( all, imo, are great little amps in their own right ). At lower listening levels, or with other types of music, they are all fine ( although different from each other ). I tried tubes ( terrible for what I want ), Pass ACAs, and some others, and they fail, big time. Enjoy !