Neolith with SET on panel?

Steinway

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Hi,

is that possible? How much watt would I need ?
I plan to use a cheaper SS amp for the 2 bass drivers. Maybe later a tube too..

Matthias
 

cjfrbw

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Driving a stat is like charging a capacitor. SET would need huge watts for the slew rates, not really indicated. Push pull OTL amplifiers with custom transformer interface is probably better. For subwoofers, just use a tube integrated preamp and use the solid state to drive. Stats are probably good candidates for one of the newer, more powerful SIT/VFET amplifiers from Japan (or one of the older VFET amps in the 100 watt range aka Sony or Yamaha). I would love to hear that combo.
 

Ron Resnick

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Even the panel alone needs some oomph to get it playing well. The MartinLogan Neolith brochure (as well as the CLS IIz brochure) specifies minimum power of 20w but I think they must have been tipsy when they wrote that. 100w might work but I recommend 200w and up, certainly for the whole Neolith speaker.
 

Frank is here

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try it and listen...I have and do so still use Ongaku [Kondo] specially built by Kondo san many years ago as mono-block single 211 amps also a pair of new Kondo Kagura amps on CLS panels and Neolith panels albeit not huge sound but absolutely listenable at a resonable spl level .....I have even tried and successfully listen with these amps on my Statement E2's [full set]
 

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