Tube Amps for Coincident Super Eclipse

Do yourself a favor and listen to the Audio Research VT100 MKII or MKIII. It should be as good as it gets.

Hi Jcidulka, I own super eclipse and have tried many amps from 7 watt SET to 200watt SS. IMO SET amps are the way to go with the Super Eclipse. I use Cary 805c and Viva Sentesi. The Viva is 13 watts and I get caught short on power once in awhile. The 50 watt Cary is more than enough power. The Jota is also an excellent match. I have tried the CJ amps and found them to be musical but too coloured. Jtinn's advice is also good. the ARC is much less coloured than CJ. Feel free to email me if you like. Hi Cradman, the Virgos are not as full or as rich as the SE. they are very transparent and image better than SE. I chose the SE only because it was easier to drive. They are both very good.

Look on this site for a used Bel Canto SET40. 40 wpc of SET. More than enough to drive your speakers. I am currently running the SET40 with a pair of Vonschweikert VR-7's. The sound is wonderful.. all the virtures of low powered SET's but with enough juice to fill the room with wondeful music. The 845 tubes will last a long time.. about 8 years with normal use and they are still in production. The CJ amps that I tried were overly warm with soft bass. SET gives you that fast detailed sound with a mid range that is second to none.. mike

The EAR 534 is a great amp - very versatile in the balanced model with level controls for each channel. Tubes do not have to be perfectly matched and no bias adjustments are necessary. It looks great in chrome and sounds very musical with no fatigue. It retails for 3450 or so but every now and then it is on the used market. If not check with Galen Carol Audio in San Antonio - gcaudio.com.

I use a Jadis Orchestra Reference with Coincident speakers, and the sound is wonderful. The amp is $3500. The combination is synergy itself. And best of all, I can use silver cables, and there is NOT a trace of brightness. The silver allows me to see farther into the music than I have with ANY copper cable I have tried. I would consider an Orchestra, Orchestra Reference, or a used model of one of their more upscale products(be it an integrated or power amp).