Given that you’re gonna use this for audio and TV I’d tend to shy away from tubes or pure Class A solid state unless you don’t mind burning $$$ on tubes and/or your electric bill. In all honesty and given that the Alexia benefits from some power I’d highly recommend looking into the latest GaN amps specifically from AGD or Atmasphere. All the performance with much less hassle/cost IMHO. Gotta be at least worth exploring given the rave reviews these amps are getting, and at least the AGD amps are upgradeable at relatively modest cost as tech improves down the line. Hmmm. Best of luck.
Amplifier for Wilson Audio Alexia V
Thank you for your thoughts and suggestions!
Getting a new pair of Alexia V in early 2023 and trying to decide on a new amplifier for them. Currently running Mark Levinson 33H monoblocks but given their age I'm assuming a new amp would be a better fit.
I'm trying to scale back the size of my audio rack so a stereo amp is preferred or maybe even an integrated amp.
This system is also used for my main living area TV/Movie watching so I'm worried tubes wouldn't last very long otherwise I would include Audio Research and others
Options Level 1 $10k-$30k
McIntosh MC462, MA12000, MA9500 - House sound and good re-sale value
Luxman M-10X, L-507Z - seem to be trending right now
Pass Labs XA30.8 (not enough power?), XA larger units are all monoblocks - Class A could be too revealing or harsh with Wilsons?
Gryphon Diablo 300 - don't know much
Options Level 2 $30k+
Dan D'Agostino Progression S350 or Momentum S250 MxV - very popular and assume would be the best or very close to the best sound if the budget allows
Lamm M1.2 (I use to see Lamm at all the shows)
darTZeel CTH-8550 Integrated
Boulder 1160, 2160 (probably over budget)
Thank you everyone!