Any thoughts on Music Reference RM200

EveAnna Manley of Manley Labs once mentioned at the Audioasylum forum that their amps could be ordered setup for 1 ohm load...another option for you also

Give her a call...can't hurt to explore

Dave

Thanks for the responses! I was also thinking of using two of the RM200's. I believe they can be strapped into mono. Dave, thanks for the tip on the Manleys. I definitely am open minded on what to use for the Scintillas. I have been told that the RM200's are great amps, what amps would you most closely compare them to? Bob

a sweetness of a marantz 8b and the control of a mac mc275.

You might want to look at the Wolcott Presence 220 Mono's. (If you must have tubes) If they can drive Sound Lab A-1's, they more than likely can drive your Scintillas. (Yes, I know, different animals but both are extremely difficult loads.)

Or,

If you are not adamant about a tube amp, why not look into the ICE H2O monos? They were designed using Scintillas as the main target speaker. Plenty of discussion about them here and elsewhere.

These two amps are on my short list if/when I get the urge to upgrade (or if I get rich, I might have to look at Behold!

FWIW

Jam,
I have the H2o's on one system and they are very good. I have two pairs of Scintillas and was hoping to try tubes on the second pair just to try something different. I think the Soundlabs need voltage whereas the Scintillas need current and lots of it. Bob