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Solid State Amps for Quad ESL 57?

My system is feeling pretty tube-y and I was looking for suggestions of a solid state amps that people are liking with their original Quad ESLs. Looking for more speed and more of the bass I know the Quads can put out if set up right.
dhcod
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bdp24
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If a pair of low-watt Pass amps are too rich for your blood, the old Bedini 25/25 is considered one of the all-time best ss amps for the Quad. They show up from time to time, the last one I saw selling for $795 here on Audiogon.
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geoffkait
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If you haven't done so already I highly recommend removing the metal screens. It's shocking how much of a (negative) impact the screens make.

sima66
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I don’t have the screens since I build different, much sturdier and heavier frames.
Also removed the felt form the bass panels.

https://postimg.org/image/6vpz9zqm7/



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noromance
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Adam, your stacked Quad frames look amazing.

saburo
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I used a Bedini 25/25 on Quads (my fourth pair of 57s)  it didn't bring anything special to my listening enjoyment. For SS I like the Spectral DMA-80, a little bit more money than Bedini but did it all for me. Ping Robyn Wyatt at Robyatt he and David Chesky have tried MANY amps on 57s. AFAIK, David settled on the ASR Emitter I for his reference system.
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