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In Reply to: RE: I'm a relative innocent, so posted by Mick Wolfe on June 25, 2017 at 16:03:28
Exactly what I was thinking. Now I just need to know if this amp or something like it might work with that speaker.
Thanks for the kind response.
"If people don't want to come, nothing will stop them" - Sol Hurok
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The suggestions mentioned above in regard to looking at high value P-P or SEP amps are quite valid. This is a far more realistic approach on a tight budget. That said, I'd still stick with one of the Tekton's for your baseline speaker choice. FWIW, I have a friend with Lores who uses a very inexpensive 3.5 watt Miniwatt amp in a secondary system. Limited power and only one input, but the sound is respectable. Uses EL 84 output tubes.
Thanks, Mick. I've read that 8-12 push pull watts per channel can get the Lores' attention pretty easily. 3.5 sounds a little tight to me.
Good input, appreciate it.
"If people don't want to come, nothing will stop them" - Sol Hurok
A couple years back I had M-Lores and a Bob Latino ST-70. That was a superb combination with plenty of headroom. Either the Lore or M-Lore give you a lot of flexibility in amplifier choices.
Thanks, love to read about folks real experiences.
"If people don't want to come, nothing will stop them" - Sol Hurok
I've had a pair of Lores for about a year and a half now. Unbelievably good speakers for the money. When I bought them I'd just purchased a house and didn't have the pile of money available that I thought I'd have to spend to get speakers I'd be happy with. Took a chance on the Lores, figuring they'd hold me over for a while until I could get some "better" speakers. Well, I have the money now, but still have the Lores and have no desire to replace them. I tweaked out the crossovers (same component values, just higher quality parts), replaced the wiring with Neotech PCOCC copper, and put in some Cardas binding posts. The few minor quibbles I had went away with those mods and took the performance up several more notches. The speakers were just fine in stock form, but I can never leave well enough alone. :) I'm driving them with 20 watts (Art Jota using KR 300BXLS tubes), and they'll play stupid loud with no signs I'm sucking the Jota dry. If you decide to get a pair, just be aware that they sound supremely and incredibly nasty right out of the box. The treble will rip your ears to shreds, there's no bass, and the midrange sounds like an AM transistor radio. Really. 20 hours with some decent volume and the nasties go away, and after about 50 hours they start to open up and get in the groove. Took mine probably around 200 hours to fully settle in.
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Thanks for the feedback! Love it when actual owners chime in.
No DIY for me.
Also, thanks for the heads up on break in. I don't want to get discouraged.
"If people don't want to come, nothing will stop them" - Sol Hurok
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