Amplifier question for powering Wilson Sophia

The Wilsons are designed on and for tubes and they are easy to drive. If I were you I would certainly consider broadening your amplifier choices...

Jtwrace, Wilson has used ARC for many years, and ARC has had Wilson for many years- no secret there! But Wilson's national sale manager used our gear in his own system at home for years also. ARC and Atma-Sphere both can make some power, but are vastly different in every other way, yet the Wilsons seem to serve both approaches quite well.

IMO they are an easy speaker to drive, so one should feel free to experiment, since they don't need that much power.

Richard_stacy, Daryl has told me that also. However if you look at the design the speakers have taken over the years it is apparent that they are favoring tubes over transistors. The Watt is a great example- it has always been known for its 2-ohm/2KHz aspect- a resonant point that the tweeter had. A trap to reduce energy at that frequency was their solution- hence the 2 ohm impedance at 2KHz.

If a transistor amp encounters that load, it will make more power, the opposite of the desired goal.

If a tube amp encounters that load, it will make less power- precisely what they had in mind.

Wilson has always had a variety of amps around- a good idea if you make speakers :)