Guarneri Memento

[TommyC]

Originally Posted by PHC1

I've lived with both the 275 and the 501s on the Guarneri M's.
Get the 501s. The midrange of the 501s is not far behind but the speakers will come alive with the 501s top to bottom.

1 vote for the 501s!

[woodlander]

I must say those are beautiful speakers. I am envious. They seem like a perfect choice. The finish is incredible.

[two dot]

No brainer here my friend...

Get the 501's...

NO ONE has ever been sorry they did.

[TommyC]

2 votes for the 501s now. I'm leaning towards this option! This is not a cheap option. I need to find some good deals on the 'gon if I want to buy used.

[Alberto]

Originally Posted by PHC1

I've lived with both the 275 and the 501s on the Guarneri M's.
Get the 501s. The midrange of the 501s is not far behind but the speakers will come alive with the 501s top to bottom.

It's hard to go wrong with either, but I'd like to add another consideration to Serge's first-hand experience with both: you don't have to worry about leaving the 501s on for hours on end every day. I love the sound of tubes, but I find the convenience of a "tube sounding" solid state power amp even more compelling.

With tube power amps I always worried about tube life and heat. The 501s run cool and some days I have them on and playing all the time. I know I would not do that with a tube amp.

Alberto

[TommyC]

Yes, I tend to agree the hassle free operation of MC501s is very appealing. I leave my stereo on for hours sometimes. The 501s with a tube pre-amp should be good.

[howiebrou]

Originally Posted by TommyC

2 votes for the 501s now. I'm leaning towards this option! This is not a cheap option. I need to find some good deals on the 'gon if I want to buy used.

I used to use my GM with the MC2000. No complaints there either!

howie

[Sonus]

Tommy,

Great pictures and great system.
I also have the GMs but i am a SET amp fan so i use a "big watt" SET amp to drive mine.

They are great speakers! Enjoy

[Onemug]

Originally Posted by Sonus

Tommy,

Great pictures and great system.
I also have the GMs but i am a SET amp fan so i use a "big watt" SET amp to drive mine.

They are great speakers! Enjoy

Tommy,

Looking at your pix, it was exactly what I went thru 3 months ago with my new Red Violin GM's. Mine have gotten darker over those months. Have yours changed much? I am very impressed with the bass these put out.

Sonus,

I usally run a Pass XA.5 class A amp on these but I have a couple of SET's in another system that I hooked up to these. I prefer a 300b over the 845 even though the 845 is more powerful. What SET are you using and how much power?

[Sonus]

Originally Posted by Onemug

Sonus,

I usally run a Pass XA.5 class A amp on these but I have a couple of SET's in another system that I hooked up to these. I prefer a 300b over the 845 even though the 845 is more powerful. What SET are you using and how much power?

Onemug,

I am using the KR Audio Kronzilla SX, after much testing it's a perfect fit.
They are 50 Watts per channel