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!

dsper
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It is a Volti. I don’t think it needs anything special as it is high sensitivity. any competently made amp should do

Well that’s one of the most ignorant things I’ve seen written here, and that’s saying something.  Anyway, you seem to be looking for the expressive mids of tubes but without rolled-off highs and with good bass control — sound about right?  I’d take a look at this Valvet E3 Class A amp that may sound sublime with your speakers.  Read the stellar reviews.

https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650175757-valvet-e3-amplifier/

Here’s a LTA amp that’s also worth considering given what you’re looking for.  It’s got tubes, but in this ZOTL design they last a lot longer than with other tube designs so may still be worth considering.

https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650280212-linear-tube-audio-lta-zotl40-reference-amplifier/

Just a couple ideas FWIW, and best of luck. 

Maybe First Watt of some flavor, a Pass Aleph, or a Classe DR3.

That Valvet looks interesting.

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What do you use for interconnects, speaker cables, and power cords?  Do you switch them depending on which amp you are using?