I have had SETs and now 6550 monoblocks. The only SS that I enjoy is my Jeff Rowland Continuum S2. I tried the Pass stuff (XA25 and SIT-3) and they were nice but couldn’t hold my attention.
SET Lovers, what's the one solid state amp you love(d)?
I'm thinking of trying out a solid state amp in place of my 300B SET, which is giving me some problems again and the builder is swamped so it's going to be awhile.
Suggestions? Speakers are 96dB 12" 2-way bass reflex studio monitors from a Japanese recording studio.
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“It’s almost like we all have different physiology and hear differently...” Exactly! And not to mention the most critical piece of the equation, the synergy between the amp and speakers. I can name atleast dozen amps (both SS and SET) that did not worked out with my 96dB Tannoy Canterbury’s |
I have 3 Bedini amps including a 25/25. Other amps come and go but never the Bedini’s. The 25/25 recommendation is a good one when you have a high sensitivity speaker. The 25/25 is the smoothest and most tubelike of the Bedini’s. I’m looking at picking up Pass Labs XA25 as I’m told they sound similar but the Pass has more power. After reading the above I might try a First Watt instead. |
+1 Pass Labs. In my case I have a SET 572-11 , a Decware ZMA and Wyetech 300 B mono blocks. All sound great and my Pass Labs XA 30.8 absolutely holds its own among the three tube amps. It’s a great luxury and privilege to have a Solid State amp of such high quality a long with three terrific tube amps. |
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