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Sound Labs are not a good match for any solid state amp due to their 30 Ohm impedance

So you really have to work with the controls on the rear to get anywhere with them. Add to that the fact that the class Ds seem to take about 3x as long to break in and you have a situation where most people would lack the patience. They would also be lacking power since our class Ds are only rated 100 Watts into 8 Ohms. That means about 25 Watts on a set of Sound Labs.

Our MA-1s make about 150 Watts on Sound Labs; for a solid state amp to keep up with them that amp would need to be rated 600 Watts entirely due to the impedance (which our OTLs don't mind at all).

So yes, whatever. You of all people should know that the speaker you use with an amp can make or break the situation. Would you honestly use an SET on a set of Magnaplanar Tympany 4s?? This is sort of the opposite of that; while tubes are generally unhappy with low impedance loads, solid state amps can't make power into high impedance loads.

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