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In Reply to: Re: Sonus Guarneri speakers and tube integrated amps posted by Celluloid on January 6, 2002 at 09:26:41:
It all depends on how you like your music and how suitable it is for the Guarneris. Which is why there is a big variety of amplifiers that can be used with it, and there is no consensus even among Guarneri fans as to which kind of amp really sings well with it. Folks who want the most powerful bass (not necessarily best quality bass mind you) coming out of the Guarneris invariably use high power ss amps with it, while others who want the sweetest vocals ended up using low power triodes. Folks who want a bit of bass and good vocals ended up with something in between ...I only answered the question brought forth to my attention - he wants small tubed integrated amps so I just listed some of that kind of stuff that other Guarneri owners use.
Recommending ss stuff would be totally insincere for me as I would not personally go that way. Maybe if those Halcros were as good as what they say, and it's only 1/2 or 1/3 its price ...
My personal choice, if I own Guarneris would probably be a gutsy sounding SET amp like those Audio Art Jota, or an even mannered ultralinear pp amp not unlike my CJ Premier 11a (or 12), or perhaps those Wolcott Presence monoblocks. I might try the Tenor OTL stuff too but I honestly think that they are too expensive as anything about $10K usually is.
From my perspective, the Mesa Baron in all triode, zero feedback mode sound too soggy and soft with mediocre resolution and smallish soundstage. Pianos sound rubbery and kick drums lack punch etc. My preferred setting for it is 2/3 pentode, 1/3 triode, and zero feedback but even then, I felt there is something wrong with the Baron's dynamic contrast. Music sounded compressed and shackled with it. That should give you some idea on what kind of tubehead I am. :)
As I said before, I have no problem with the Musica's tonality. I confess I like its refined sound, not to mention its warm and sweet disposition. My beef with it is in terms of fine dynamic and temporal gradation, as is my beef with all ss amps that I have heard.
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