Ever think about bi-amping those, and putting a solid state amp on the woofers. and tubes on the mid and tweeter? It’d give you the SS slam and extension in the bass, with the textured holographic mid/treble from the tubes.
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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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 |
Hello, I have my Volti Razz paired now with a Luxman 550AXII, got it second hand from The Music Room for well under $5K. I am over the moon with how my set up sounds! I still have the Cary SLI80hs on hand to swap in when I’m in the mood for the tube sound. I have heard the Lucera’s a couple times powered by the Cary SLI80 and it’s a wonderful match. The class A operation of the Luxman is amazing too, just in a different way. More grip on the low end, a slightly more cool and laid back presentation. You have a great pair of speakers, they will sing with good quality power. At one point prior to the Cary I was powering my Razz with a Margales ACRH3, pretty darn good match as well. |
@knotscott +1 Mike |
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