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Aerius i and VTL IT 85

I currently own a pair of ML Aerius i, and am driving them with an NAD 340C. I really invested in the speakers ($2500), and skimped on my integrated amp (I think it was $350 at the time), thinking I would upgrade later.

Well, later has arrived, and I went in to audition replacements for my NAD. It came down to an Ayre AX-7 integrated SS amp, or the VTL IT 85. I liked both, but the VTL honestly sounded so much more exciting to me. I really only have $2500 to spend on the amp, so I can't go any higher.

Does anyone have any experience driving ML Aerius i with relatively low power tube amps? I think the VTL is rated at 80 wpc. I have a real small apartment; only 515 square ft. total!

Thanks for any help....

Steve
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Wow, that helps alot. Thank you! I listen to a wide variety of music, nothing classical. ELO, Stevie Wonder, Stevie Nicks, and more progressive stuff, like house, trance, etc.

I suspected the set up would be alright, especially after auditioning it at the dealer. But $2500 is still a lot of money to me! and I wanted to be sure I wasn't going to regret it.

o boy, i can't wait to hear that sound in my own apartment!

(you can see I actually decided to create a name for myself here... Dennis being my middle name; the menace... well, I'll leave that to your imagination: think, apartment buildings with thin walls and "quiet" neighbors!)
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