Slam possible with Tubes instead of SS ??

Given your Snell Type C/V speakers, and their 87dB sensitivity and uneven impedance curve, see the measurements here, I would say no, you will not get the slam from tubes that you enjoy from solid state.

Your speakers are not a particularly good match for tube amplification.

Hello Blueskiespbd .. Some of the tubes I've have , had good frequency extension and weight , but I would not use the word slam . I'm sure there are tubes out there that would give you what you want , but at a price . You may be able to get the slam you want , at the above price , with S.S.

Tvad
thanks for the good information...
So can you recommend a ss amp that would have the tube sound and work well with the Snells?

Tube amps with slam include the higher powered ARC and VTL amps, even with cone speakers. My own Quickslver M-135s definitely do the "slam thing".

So can you recommend a ss amp that would have the tube sound and work well with the Snells?
Blueskiespbd (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

I can't, no.

I'm not one who believes there are solid state amps that sound like tubes.

My favorite solid state amps are the Pass Labs XA-.5 series, but they are not in your budget. A used XA-30.5 sells for around $3000. They have much of the treble and midrange clarity of a god tube amp, but they still do not have the three dimensionality of a tube amp.

You might be able to arrange to purchase a demo/used unit from RenoHifi with the *possibility* of a return (I can't say for certain).