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Les Lammers writes "Find an amp you really and THEN look for speakers. Other wise you will find yourself on heavy medication, you will become neurotic if you approach SET from any other direction. BTDT=Been There Done That." I can see the logic of this approach, but I'd do the reverse. I've spent years and years with boxes - Tannoys, BBC speakers, even Vitavox 15" and horns at one stage. I always and in all circumstances preferred panel speakers - Quad, Apogee, Maggies. These are the ones that sound like music does to me, and by a substantial margin. So I'd compromise on the amp, hence my postings on higher powered SETs, trioded pentodes and PP 300b amps. I have no immediate intention of going back to boxes, and certainly not horns. We know quite well that higher power SETs or DHTs exist - where's the huge problem?


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