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!
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!
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@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
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