AN-E-SPE-HE Advice

Hi abill,
Congrats on your incoming speakers!  I just dropped a pair of AN/Jlx's into my system a few weeks ago. That's a great stable of amps you have and any one of them would probably be a nice match with your new E's. Don't get to hung up on having an all AN system any well designed tube amp will make your E's sing. I am driving my J's with PP EL34 stereo amp putting out 17 wpc in class A triode mode and they sound great together. Your Herron preamp and phono are very neutral sounding and should work just fine. Try experimenting with your various amps and see what combo sounds best to you.

My amp and preamp are both custom pieces made my Deja Vu Audio they are the AN dealer where I bought my speakers. One way to maybe bump up the level of synergy is with cables, I did pick up a pair of AN Lexus speaker cables, that's the same wire that's used in my J's internally. So perhaps look into trying a set of AN SPE speaker cables? The best advice I can give you really is once you get the speakers run them with the gear you already have and just get used to the sound. That will give you a better jumping off point for further changes. Good luck!

Abill I have not heard them sorry may I ask how much is the extra cost? Also I should mention when I was ordering my J's Vu recommended the original paper drivers over the new hemp drivers. He said he, and several of his customers had found the hemp drivers "a little bit dry in the bass" and had replaced the hemp drivers on a few pairs of E's with the paper.

Abill sorry Vu is the owner and proprietor of Deja Vu Audio in Mclean VA and where i bought my J's and a lot of my other gear.

And Abill I don't think its an issue with the hemp drivers it's just a matter of personal preference. I went with the paper drivers on Vu's advice because I trust him completely, he's got amazing ears and has never once steered me wrong.

Abill glad you got a chance to listen and no surprise your Wavelength amps sounded great. It's going to be hard to fine the Lexus Signature with external crossover as you are discovering. It's a very expensive speaker and most dealers just don't have a demo of it. I will say this I trust AN and I am sure its a big step up, since you can always upgrade your speakers down the road perhaps get the ones you can afford now and live with the sound. You can always upgrade down the road. I assume you are working with a dealer do they have any advice on the matter?