Tube Integrated for Von Schweikert VR4 Gen III HSE

Hi Tvad:

I just read a review of the new Copland 405 integrated, running a pair of 6550's per channel, in UHF Magazine. The three reviewers on the panel appeared to be quite impressed, with the only negative comments directed at the input RCA jacks and the auto shutoff (which can be removed by the distributor when ordering the unit). Don't know if 50 Wpc are sufficient for the VR4's, but the review panel did not experience any shortcomings in this respect. Their reference speakers are a pair of Living Voice Avatar OBX-R and a pair of Reference 3a Suprema II.

Regards,

Max

These speakers need power my son, You should be concidering tube mono blocks to get designed performance from them. I woulnt use solid state. Good luck

FYI, present system consists of:

APL Denon 3910 (4 AKM DACS per channel, Lundahl output transformers, 24/192 Upsampler, H-Attenuator)
Lamm LL2 preamp with Mullard 6X4 and 12AU7, and Siemens CCa
VAC Phi 110/110 stereo amplifier w/ Sylvania 6NS7 GTA "Chrome Top" driver tubes
Von Schweikert VR4 Gen III HSE loudspeakers
MAS Signature Hybrid speaker cable
Purist Audio Aqueous Anniversary Contego RCA interconnects (CD>Pre) and Purist Audio Venustas interconnects (Pre>Amp)
Purist Audio Dominus Rev. B powering the APL Denon 3910 > Hydra 2 > DCCA Extreme Reference plugged to the wall
Volex 17604(preamp) and Elrod EPS-3 (amp) >Hydra 2 >Elrod EPS-3 Signature plugged to wall
2 dedicated 20amp circuits with cryo'd Porter Port outlets
Neuance shelf for digital source
Symposium Rollerblocks II under preamp
Aurios Pros under VAC amp

16x19 room...carpeted and draped. Nearfield listening. Speakers 8 feet on center. Listening chair 8 feet from driver plane.

Eclectic taste in music...jazz to metal. Listening volumes exceed 100db at times. Normal volume around 89db-90db.

Looking to simplify and pull out some $$.

What about the VAC Phi integrated?