Tube Monoblocks for Revel Studis


Hello out there.
love these speakers but wondering if anyone out there is driving them with tubes. if so, what power rating are your amps and how do you like the match?
Any information on past or present amps that would mate well with these speakers would be appreciated
Also, amps that look as cool as the speakers are a plus.
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I have been running them with SF Power3 amps for years now and that combination has yet to be supplanted.
Take a look at the Wolcotts! They make a great amp and don't have any really trouble driving speakers. They can be found used from time to time.

Those speakers are among the best I have ever heard. The Wolcott amps (monoblocks) are among the best amps made. It could be a match made in heaven, or at least AudiogoN!

I don't know of any reviews, but check out the systems here which employ these amps. They have many happy owners and are part of many big dollar systems. If you get them, I would love to hear that system!!!
I thought about tube amps for my Studios as well.
I eventually gave up, because of the cost.
And like Nrchy recommends, I figured that the Wolcotts would be my best bet. They have 220 W/ch.
Unfortunately, they run about $5K used, although there is a pair on Agon right now for $4.3K. ($10K new!)
Depending on your room, (size, shape, listening position, etc...), it may take less than that. (I have a fairly large, dampened, room and I figured it was going to take that much to really get me to realistic sound levels.)
Remember that the Studios like lots of power, since they are fairly inefficient (86db) and have an impedance of down to about 3 ohms. I definitely would not go less than 150 tube watts, and really think that you should stay at 200 W or better. (My opinion of course, based on my room.)

(FYI, I ended up keeping my trusty old Mark Levinson No. 23 amp (200W/ch.) and they sound great. I ended up spending my money on a new Ayre K-1X preamp instead.)

Good Luck in your search!
I went with Harmonic Precision HP mono amps. Not tube but incredibly efficient with tube like sound. Incredibly due to the efficiency these amps run very cool and are low wpc, which superficially turned me off in building a new main system. I was looking at the big levinson monos and thought I needed rated power. Obviously tubes kill that idea. These amps have huge dynamic power. The weird thing is that over a year down the line I still think they are openning up. They took an extensive dedicated breakin period. Anyone who thinks breakin is bogus ought to have heard the difference. My wife commented after a week breakin that she thought I had gotten a new piece of equipment again and at least this one sounded very good.
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