Thank you for the comments.
Yes, I too thought that maybe I'm being unrealistic, but when I say "at volume" I'm talking about 10:00 O'Clock on the volume control. Nothing like "real world" volume. My room is 13 by 15 with rather high ceilings (10 feet). It is carpeted with lots of book shelves. Years ago, I had Spica TC 50s (also small monitors) and I don't remember this being as much of a problem. I'm running the amp in Triode mode, and it is not broken in (40 hours by now, give or take). Maybe some patience is in order.
89 Db and 4 ohms is not exactly inefficent, is it? Also, I'm not expecting ear splitting levels. Even with the volume at 10 O'Clock, the break up at complex passages is quite noticeable. I've heard from others I trust that the SFs play quite loudly (although I've not pushed them very hard).
I'm gong to get the 306 SACD anyway. I'll let you know the difference it makes. Thank you again.
MMC
Yes, I too thought that maybe I'm being unrealistic, but when I say "at volume" I'm talking about 10:00 O'Clock on the volume control. Nothing like "real world" volume. My room is 13 by 15 with rather high ceilings (10 feet). It is carpeted with lots of book shelves. Years ago, I had Spica TC 50s (also small monitors) and I don't remember this being as much of a problem. I'm running the amp in Triode mode, and it is not broken in (40 hours by now, give or take). Maybe some patience is in order.
89 Db and 4 ohms is not exactly inefficent, is it? Also, I'm not expecting ear splitting levels. Even with the volume at 10 O'Clock, the break up at complex passages is quite noticeable. I've heard from others I trust that the SFs play quite loudly (although I've not pushed them very hard).
I'm gong to get the 306 SACD anyway. I'll let you know the difference it makes. Thank you again.
MMC