Tube amp options

[Ghost rider]

I posted in the McIntosh section about a MC 275 as I am using a C2500 as a preamp. So I'm looking for other ideas and amp options. I do have some concerns that a MC275 at 75wpc maybe to low. My speakers are Canton Ergo 122 with a SPL of 90.

My setup is a bit complicated. I also use this system (room) as a HT. I have a Marantz 7702 mkll for movies. I use a Bryston 4b for my main amp. And instead of using the HT bypass in the C2500 I use unbalanced interconnects for music and balanced for movies and flip the toggle switch on the back of the 4b. This really works well so I'm not sure why I want to fix it.

I also have run out of shelf space so I would need to shift my current amplifiers around to make room for a possible future tube amp. My other amplifiers consist of 2 Adcom 555ll run mono for my subs. Bryston 3b mono for my center channel and an old Kenwood 200wpc amp for my side surround. Since I recently added immersive surround I used 2 old Adcom amps for those channels a 2535 4x 60wpc for ceiling speakers and a 535 2x 60wpc for back surrounds.

So if I do get a tube amp my plan would be to pull one Adcom 555 use the Bryston 4b for my subs and the other 555 for my main R&L channels for movies. This would make room for a new tube amp. I guess my HT would take a small quality loss but I doubt I could tell. Also the way I have the Adcom 555s mono bridged at 600wpc are about twice the power recommend for my 15" JBL diy subs.

I would change the speaker wires at the speakers. A bit of a pain but not too hard.

So any amp ideas or thoughts about the soundness of this upgrade would be appreciated.

[jfray]

Man that is a lot of amplifiers.



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[jfray]

Seems like you main constraint is space..... That may make the tube option more difficult. Unless you can consolidate to a multichannel HT amp to give you more room.......

[Ghost rider]

Originally Posted by jfray

Seems like you main constraint is space..... That may make the tube option more difficult. Unless you can consolidate to a multichannel HT amp to give you more room.......

I came to this conclusion. I'm just going to have to be happy with what I have until I get a new house. If you saw my crazy setup you would be amazed that it sounds as good as it does. Here is a picture of the wires behind my equipment. As you can see the speakers are in the other room.

[Mikado463]

Originally Posted by Ghost rider

I came to this conclusion. I'm just going to have to be happy with what I have until I get a new house. If you saw my crazy setup you would be amazed that it sounds as good as it does. Here is a picture of the wires behind my equipment. As you can see the speakers are in the other room.

Good Lord what a mess, don't let the Fire Marshall see that !!

[jfray]

Originally Posted by Ghost rider

I came to this conclusion. I'm just going to have to be happy with what I have until I get a new house. If you saw my crazy setup you would be amazed that it sounds as good as it does. Here is a picture of the wires behind my equipment. As you can see the speakers are in the other room.

WOW you should post pics of your setup...... looking at the number of amps you have..... are using a 11.2 setup?

[62caddy]

[Ghost rider]

Originally Posted by jfray

WOW you should post pics of your setup...... looking at the number of amps you have..... are using a 11.2 setup?

Yea it's 11.2 and I flip one switch on the back of the 4b and it's 2ch. All clean as can be..

[jfray]

Originally Posted by Ghost rider

Yea it's 11.2 and I flip one switch on the back of the 4b and it's 2ch. All clean as can be..

Cool!! That is pretty slick!

[Ghost rider]

Originally Posted by jfray

Cool!! That is pretty slick!

I got the suggestion on this forum in the Bryston section.