Congrats on your purchase of a great speaker. Agree with JDmeyers that the McIntosh 275 sounds great with the 9/1's. Also, as I think back to the great systems I heard over the years, one that truly stands out was the Spendor 9/1s paired with Cary 805 monobloc amps and Joule preamp that I heard at an audio store in the DC area.
Spendor Classic 9/1 Speaker AMP Suggestions
Just purchased a pair of Spendor Classic 9/1speakers and would like some tube amp recommendations. I currently have Sonic Frontiers Power 3 amps driving my Aerial 10T’s. I’m concerned that the SF amps may cause damage to the Spendors due to the 220 watts of output power. I’m pleased with the Aerial and SF combination but want to set up another system with less tubes and watts