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

@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.