Amps for Maxx 2's

Pass Labs XA-100.5 Pure Class A monoblocks. 200 watt's into a 4 ohm load. They drive my Watt/Puppy 8's as loud as I would want w/o breaking a sweat. Solid class A sound with a firm grip on the bass unlike tube power amps.

I think he's messing with us

Edseal, I'm in kind of a similar situation.
I'm using Levison 33 amps, Levinson 32 preamp on
Bose 901 speakers. LMAO

The only Yamaha amp and preamp i would play on the Maxx 2's are the Yamaha MX-10000 amp and CX-10000 Centennial series. Those were world class in the late 80s.

Really, Really... come on you got to be kidding Maxx 2 are like $45K speakers, with a Yamaha receiver??? This is a joke right?

Agree with Owl regarding the need for lots of power. They will sound good with moderate power but stellar with big power. I drive mine with a Krell FPB 600c and plan a move to Spectral DMA 360's this year.

I tried dozens of amps with mine, from 18w Lamms to big SS amps. I can tell you they like power, lots and lots of power. But they also don't get really interesting without tubes. I ultimately settled on VTL 750 monoblocks as the best match.

Well I am sure they sound good, but can sound dramatically better. There are tons of threads on what sounds good with Wilson. Do you have a budget in mind? Who set the speakers up? This can have a big impact on sound also...