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I need SS muscle

After thinking long and hard about a speaker change, I've decided to keep my VR4 HSE's and relieve one of my cary V12's
(one powers L & R upper units and another powers the L & R lower units)and power the bass units with a good SS amp.
If i'm going to go through the expense of another amp, I want a decent used one in good condition. Brands that come to mind are Bryston,Classe,Levinson Krell and Mac right off the bat.
Does anyone have any models of these brands or others that would offer good synergy with my current setup and enough watts for the power hungry bass units(maybe 2 ohm load at certain freq's)
russe41
tvad
9,467 posts
 
Pass Labs, Plinius, Spectron, Levinson, BAT.

I'd suggest buying one that doubles power as impedance is halved, and I'd suggest buying one that's differential balanced, so you have that option going forward.
jeffga
89 posts
 
I have tried almost all of the amps mentioned above and owned the VS speakers too. IMO, the VS are a tad dark, especially w/ tubes (in fact I had V12 's on them for a while). My experience is that the Edge SS amps are the best match. Find a used NL 10 or 10.1. Even an M8M from edge will be a great match. The Odyssey's are a good choice too and less $ than the Edge. The Symphonic Line amps (used) are a fabulous value and will sound more "tubey" than most SS amps.
tvad
9,467 posts
 
Interesting that Jeffga finds the VS speakers dark. I thought just the opposite. In fact, for quite some time I worked to tame the highs and upper mids. Ultimately, I found the Moscode 401HR to be a great match.

Are we talking about the same model...VR4 Gen III HSE?
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lak
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Wyred 4 Sound will kick *ss!
tbromgard
787 posts
 
McCormack has some very nice sounding amps, high current too
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