Best Amp for Klipsch La Scala Speakers? Xmas Gift

I ran La Scalas with 300b SET amps with great effect. Very lush, beautiful midrange while still being very dynamic. I was using Quicksilver 300B's, but I can't suggest to you which amp to use. For a tighter presentation all around, I would suggest an EL84 integrated. Rebuilt vintage would be good, or a Leben CS300 type amplifier.

As others have indicated, you can use almost any amp to power a K-horn. The classic audiophile pairing is either a 300b, 2A3 or (if you are more adventurous) a 645 SET amp. Personally, I prefer EL84 but different strokes.

I would suggest that you look at the little Almarro A205A and the Decware Zen Triode amplifiers. Both are excellent and highly recommended. The Decware amp is also made in the good ol' U.S.A.

Another way to go would be the First Watt F3. It's a SS JFET amp, 15W at 8 ohms. The K-horn can demonstrate flabby bass w/ some tubes (300b). This little amp will provide deep, taut bass that the speaker is capable of but seldom delivers. A friend of mine uses this setup in his den, and it's probably the best sounding pair of Klipsch speakers I have ever heard.

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The OP's speaker was listed as the LaSkala, not the K- Horn. But all the amps you suggested should match very nicely just the same.

As others have noted, these speakers will sound best with tube gear. SS tends to bring out some harshness.

4 watts or so is all I needed to bring my (past) K- Horns to concert levels. So I would imagine you won't need much more power than that to drive your LaSkala's.

I would be a bit concerned about the plywood walls. Maybe some room wall treatments might be in place here.

Good luck and please report back your decision.

Trend digital amplifier was what I used for some best sound I got from La Scalas...I would look at these little wonders first.