Amplifier for Acora Acoustics MRB-1


Thinking of getting a paid of Acora Acoustics MRB-1 speakers and looking for advice.  I have a couple Placette passive line stage preamplifiers that I could use and my old Schiit Yggdrasil DAC.  It's a secondary room system where we do watch a lot of TV so although I wanted a very warm tube sounding room not sure I want the amp to be tubes because I don't want to wear the tubes out so fast.  I would be open to a tube preamp down the road but for now trying to just get an amplifier to use.  I have access to a McIntosh MC275 from my office I could use just while I search for the right amp.  

Originally I wanted this room to be very warm and make any recording sound great.  Worried the Acora MRB-1 may be too revealing for that kind of a setup but wondering if it's still possible if you pick the right electronics.  My Placette doesn't add anything to warm up the sound.  Yggy I think is pretty smooth.  So it comes down to the amp choice.  

Some ideas

AGD Audion MK III - some say this could be too bright or revealing 

Pass Labs XA25 or INT-25

McIntosh MC152

Orchard Audio GaN amp

Buckeye Class D

Anyway open to what people have heard paired with the Acora MRB or MRC speakers.  

Thank you!

chauncey

Nice!  Let me know how it goes I'm leaning towards XA25 since it's a mixed use room and don't want to wear down the tubes!

@chauncey I heard the Acora MRC-3 speakers power by VAC electronics at a NY Audio Show few months ago. Very impressive sonics.The 2 REL carbon subs were just barely filling in the low end. Awesome sound 

 

Looking too demo Acora MRB-1 speakers within few months.My system consists of a rogue audio Cronus dark and a gem dandy poly turntable with a Manley chinook phono stage.There only few reviews on the speaker is there any who owns this speaker.