Recommendations for an amp to suit my Tannoy Berkeleys?

[hifi_dave]

I have a Pathos Logos II with Hi-DAC and a Krell Vanguard Digital on my website. Both have a had no more than a few minutes use and both are half price.

Yes, I'm losing money but need the space.

[wee tee cee]

Marco,.
Id rather take a a hammer to ma boz than listen to some of the classical pish thats punted round here.

I was referring to the rolling stones song regards guitar!!!

What a filthy piece....dirty pants to the sides quikie sex rock track....now added to my spoyify blues playlist.

Almost like offering weans smack....rock heroine!!

[Marco]

Aye, nae borra. Away an fire on some John Martyn - love some of his live stuff, where he's pished/doped oot his big bawheid, and tellin' the audience tae fuck off

Marco.

[wee tee cee]

Yup....live at Leeds ripping the pish out danny t and the students-almost make you greet the big man has passed.

[wee tee cee]

the lhe live small hours on youtube.....just him and a echo plex-ffs.

If that doesnt do something to to you yer goiny have to tae check fur a pulse!!!!

Get yer arse up this neck of the woods fer a chin wag/grub and tunes.....ye know ye want toooo

[Marco]

Aye, the big man wiz class. Ah defo will breenge up tae Glesga soon and visit ye. Love gawn back tae ma hame toon. Ah miss it sometimes, so ah dae!

Marco.

[Gazjam]

I use Tannoys 15" Time compensated 3838 drivers in my GRF Memory reflex cabinets, these are rated at 92db anachoic and 95db domestic sensitivity.

My room is quite small 3.85 x 3.5 I drive these speakers effectively with either a Nick Gorham 300B Set Monoblocks (9watts/ channel) or a Bel Canto Set 40 (37 watts / channel)

Nicks amps sound glorious in the mid and high frequency range but the Bel Canto has it in the bass region very much as you would expect.

In summary I think SET amps can work with these speakers but as with all things Hi Fi the amp / speaker combo has to be tailored to your own room. I am sure in a large 6m x 6m lounge both these amps may struggle but in my room they are lovely.

Unless the 300B’s are wrapped in solid State....
Why not innovate and update the classic valve circuits?
Power supply, power supply, power supply.

As Marco says, valves done right dont fit any stereotype?
A bit of a sesh this evening, some earlier neighbour troubling ‘brown note’ Chemical Brothers always goes down well, especially when Im breaking in new kit.

And as Martin (Macca) says, might not be the cheapest way to do it (its the music thst hits your lugs that matters, however you get there) but the Valve route does work, despite the stereotypes you hear bandied about.

Hear you on amp/speaker/room interaction...its an important balance to get right.

Radfords a good shout btw.

[Marco]

There's nothing soft or woolly about the bass on a top-notch valve amp, as long as the mains and output transformers are up to it - and the more iron they have in them the better!

Valve amps: one of the few things in hi-fi you can judge by weight....

Marco.

[Andy831]

Why not innovate and update the classic valve circuits?
Power supply, power supply, power supply.

Nick is already looking at what we can do to improve them starting with AC heating of the 300B

[Gazjam]

Nick is already looking at what we can do to improve them starting with AC heating of the 300B

Nicks yer man.