Do yourself a favor and get a Pass Labs class A/B model. I have the x250.5 and it drives my Matrix 803 series II with aplomb. I've owned these speakers for 20 years (since they were new) and they sound the best with this amp. I also have the full class A 60 wpc model Aleph 5 and it just doesn't control the woofers as well as the class AB model does. If you are looking for something less expensive than Pass, I personally would take a long look at the Parasound Halo A21, which is also a high bias class AB design and could be considered a "poor man's" x250.5. Good luck and enjoy!
Amp for B&W Matrix 803 S2
Hello!
Go a pair of very nice 803 Matrix and now searching for an amp for them. Firstly was looking for Classe CAP 2100 but also got advices to pay attention to Luxman M600-A or Simaudio Moon 600. My budget is around 3-4 UDS/EUR (for a used one of course)... So I would like to hear additional opinions and advices)
Regards,
Alex
Go a pair of very nice 803 Matrix and now searching for an amp for them. Firstly was looking for Classe CAP 2100 but also got advices to pay attention to Luxman M600-A or Simaudio Moon 600. My budget is around 3-4 UDS/EUR (for a used one of course)... So I would like to hear additional opinions and advices)
Regards,
Alex