Interesting timely question. A friend of mine just ordered the AudioMagus
Trends TA 10.1 moded and we should have it next week. I have had
FT1600's for almost 3 years and they are great. I had been using them
with an EE Mini Max 8watts/ch amp with very nice results never running
out of power. I am now using a Vista Audio i34, EL34, 35watts/ch and
things are extremely nice. I would say that ST70 would also be very
nice. I will report back on how the little Trends amp sounds when it
arrives.

D






--- In brines_acoustics@yahoogroups.com, "sschuyler59"
<sschuyler59@...> wrote:
>
> I am thinking of a new speakers.
>
> Amps are the question.
>
> I have an old Dyna ST-70 that is out of service and needs a rebuild
> but I also have a Sonic Impact T-amp.
>
> Is the little T-amp up to the task of driving the FT-1600 to passable
> sound level?
>
> I have read about the speakers and the design philosophy. My tastes
> in music come very close to the styles the speaker was designed for,
> Jazz and 18th century classical.
>
> So do I work on getting the ST-70 back on line or is the little SI
> going to do for now and I can "back burner" the Dyna rebuild till
> fall?
>
> Thanks to any who express an opinion.
>
> Kevin Richard-Morrow
>