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Amplifier for Vandersteen 5A' s ?

I recently had an opportunity to listen to the Vandy 5a's and was really impressed. I currently own the Pass X-600's and think they do a remarkable job with my Magnepans, but if I buy the Vandys I would like suggestions on other amps that mate well with the speakers. Tube or SS, and preferably mono's. The budget for the amps should not exceed $6500 used. Thank you much for your suggestions.
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wberdan
86 posts
 
Quicksilver V4, Atma-Sphere MA-1 mkII.3, Theta Enterprise...
Those are the only mono's in that price range that pop into my head right now.

Will
agaffer
256 posts
 
Should you purchase the speakers, why not first try them with the amp you have? That way as you audition other amps you have a baseline as a comparison.
I did that when I moved up from the 3A sigs. to the 5As. I kept the Dreadnaught amp that I had been using while trying others. I reluctantly let go of the SS Dreadnaught after using a ARC tube amp in my system. I really wanted the Dreadnaught to better the tubed amp for two reasons. One, I had bought into the idea that SS was better when it came to amps and didn't want to admit that I was wrong and, two, I didn't want to spend the money.
I'm sure that there are many amps that work well with the 5A's but, I know for sure that Audio Research amps match very well with them, assuming that they also match well with your pre amp.
programmergeek
322 posts
 
I have the 5A's and I think the best bang for the buck that match that speaker perfect is the amp that Richard vandersteen and I use the Quicksilver v4. I had rca switched to balanced and think it is woth the upgrade. They are very low maintance take a varity of tubes and sound grate. Also 120 Whatts...

I have also herd the Cary on them the 308 siginature edition and think they sound a bit more open but they are of course twice the money.
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