It is a Volti. I don't think it needs anything special as it is high sensitivity. any competently made amp should do
Amplifier for Volti Lucerna Speakers
Hi All,
My speakers are a new pair of Volti Lucernas that I purchased about a year ago and I am loving them. These may be my last pair of speakers.
My system is a PS Audio PWT, Mojo Mystique DAC, no vinyl yet due to placement logistics, Don Sachs DS2 pre, and a variety of amps:
FW F7 - Better with Fritz Carbons in 2nd system,
Quicksilver Horn Monos - like the separation and exactness but need more power,
FW F6 - sounds similar to QHM and also needs more power,
Don Sachs Kootenay - great amp, nuanced but lacks bit of powerful immediacy,
Van Alstine SET 120 - very powerful but misses some of the nuance.
I think nuance means inner detail and texture to me....
I have tried hard to like tube amps with the Lucernas but think I like may be more of a solid state guy due to the tighter, more powerful bass.
I could be happy, I think, with the FW F6 and Quicksilvers if they had more watts.
Seems like 60 WPC is a minimum. I could really like the 60 watts per channel of the SET 120 if it was more nuanced without sacrificing the clean sound and tight and powerful bass.
What would you suggest based on your listening experience with hybrid horn speakers?
Pass XA25?
Belles Aria monos?
Van Alstine monos?
Any class D? I tried LSA Warp 1 - pretty good bass and clean sounding but lacked nuance in my setup. Definitely want better.
What else?
Looking forward to your feedback!
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Open the taps. https://www.sugdenaudio.com/fba-800-class-a-stereo-power-amplifier From your OP, seems Class A will get you there. Perhaps not the same nuances as tubes, but close enough with the slam and stability of bass. Good hunting. |
I have the Volti Razz speakers, and use both the 60 wpc Zesto Bia 120 (KT88 power tubes), and the 8 wpc Coincident Technologies Dynamo 34SE mk.ll. I use the little Dynamo in the summer, as the class A Zesto makes it a bit toasty in my room. To be honest, both amps work very well. 60 watts gives more bass, and ever so slightly more dynamics (and at 10X the price, the Zesto is also more refined, with a richer timbre). But the difference is not that great. I find these efficient horns are not very fussy. The only thing I didn't care for with the Razz was a powerful Class D amp. I'm sure the amp was just fine, and I am not anti-Class D, but it was just a little gray and flat compared to the two tube amps.
David |
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