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as chris (Bottleneck) has mentioned, I own a pair living Voice Avatar OBXs and a Border Patrol 300B amp. the amp is rated around 8-9 watts. I find the sound plenty loud enough in most cases.

If you are looking to buy a good single ended 300B then I suggest you have a listen to a Border Patrol. They offer excellent timing, resolution and detail. They respond well to better input sources and will provide hours of good listening.

There are many different Border Patrols in the range from the single box power supply 300B to two box power supplies single ended 300B to a range of 300B push pull amps.

http://www.borderpatrol.co.uk

I have been using a TVC based preamp as well. I own a Django TVC pre. This is a mighty fine piece of kit. I would try a TVC is you can get hold of one. They don't have the extra gain of some active pres but they do have better performance than a lot. Timing excellent on them.

BTW, which Art Audio is it. I have seen a few.

The Living Voice speakers are very good and if you like them then it may be a bit of a journey to find something overall better. There are more senitive speaker but these have their own weaknesses. Horns may be a way forward but you may find these ideal or too flawed.

I would try other 300B single ended amps such as the Border Patrol plus other quality 300B push pull amps. Try the Art Audio with an active pre to see if it does anything for. I looking into the positioning of the speakers as well if you have not done so.

The option of the Glasshouse amp kit is worth a look.

SCIDB

<blockquote data-quote="SCIDB" data-source="post: 621485" data-attributes="member: 1013">Hi,as chris (Bottleneck) has mentioned, I own a pair living Voice Avatar OBXs and a Border Patrol 300B amp. the amp is rated around 8-9 watts. I find the sound plenty loud enough in most cases.If you are looking to buy a good single ended 300B then I suggest you have a listen to a Border Patrol. They offer excellent timing, resolution and detail. They respond well to better input sources and will provide hours of good listening.There are many different Border Patrols in the range from the single box power supply 300B to two box power supplies single ended 300B to a range of 300B push pull amps. <a href="http://www.borderpatrol.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.borderpatrol.co.uk</a>I have been using a TVC based preamp as well. I own a Django TVC pre. This is a mighty fine piece of kit. I would try a TVC is you can get hold of one. They don't have the extra gain of some active pres but they do have better performance than a lot. Timing excellent on them. BTW, which Art Audio is it. I have seen a few.The Living Voice speakers are very good and if you like them then it may be a bit of a journey to find something overall better. There are more senitive speaker but these have their own weaknesses. Horns may be a way forward but you may find these ideal or too flawed.I would try other 300B single ended amps such as the Border Patrol plus other quality 300B push pull amps. Try the Art Audio with an active pre to see if it does anything for. I looking into the positioning of the speakers as well if you have not done so.The option of the Glasshouse amp kit is worth a look.SCIDB</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SCIDB, post: 621485, member: 1013"] Hi, as chris (Bottleneck) has mentioned, I own a pair living Voice Avatar OBXs and a Border Patrol 300B amp. the amp is rated around 8-9 watts. I find the sound plenty loud enough in most cases. If you are looking to buy a good single ended 300B then I suggest you have a listen to a Border Patrol. They offer excellent timing, resolution and detail. They respond well to better input sources and will provide hours of good listening. There are many different Border Patrols in the range from the single box power supply 300B to two box power supplies single ended 300B to a range of 300B push pull amps. [URL]http://www.borderpatrol.co.uk[/URL] I have been using a TVC based preamp as well. I own a Django TVC pre. This is a mighty fine piece of kit. I would try a TVC is you can get hold of one. They don't have the extra gain of some active pres but they do have better performance than a lot. Timing excellent on them. BTW, which Art Audio is it. I have seen a few. The Living Voice speakers are very good and if you like them then it may be a bit of a journey to find something overall better. There are more senitive speaker but these have their own weaknesses. Horns may be a way forward but you may find these ideal or too flawed. I would try other 300B single ended amps such as the Border Patrol plus other quality 300B push pull amps. Try the Art Audio with an active pre to see if it does anything for. I looking into the positioning of the speakers as well if you have not done so. The option of the Glasshouse amp kit is worth a look. SCIDB [/QUOTE]

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