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Driving SF Extrema with one BAT VK-60 ?

One of my friend has successfully drive the Extrema with 300b push-pull tube amp. So, I'm thinking about getting a tube amp, BAT VK-60, to drive my SF Extrema even it's not using 300b. Is it a good or bad idea? Would you suggest any 300b amp that would be a good match to the Extrema?

Here is my existing equipments:
- BAT VK-D5SE CD Player
- BAT VK-5i Preamp (w/ amperex 6DJ8)
- Jeff Rowland Model 5 (150 w/ch)

I usually listen to: main-stream Jazz, smooth Jazz, classical
ted263
perfectimage
406 posts
 
I have run my Extremas with many different amps. A forte, a very small Musetex,and Dual Classe Ca 400's that I run with MIT Push Pull cables. I can tell you that they sounded very good with any of those amps. They like a lot of power and the more you have the better they sound but you can drive them with just about anything.

The reason they like the power is something to do with the crossover. I think it doesnt use compacitors but I could be wrong.
tireguy
1,964 posts
 
What's the driver configuration, sensitivity and impedence of your speakers? I am not famaliar with them. I run a VK-60 powering my Avalon Eclipse, which everyone says is a power hungery speaker with no problems. My speakers have a tweeter and a 9" mid woofer, impedence is 6 ohms and they are 86 or 87dB sensitivity no problems at all. Good luck
ivysound
8 posts
 
I use a McCormack DNA-2 with the SMC Revision A.Fantastic sound.
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