Any suggestions for amp for Legacy Whisper XD

Thanks Blindjim,

Bryston, MC + Mccormack DNA are my leading candidates. I'll look into Odyssey as well as your tube recommendations.

I'd love to send them to you for audition but I don't get them for 2wks, and then I gotta burn them in and then I gotta get bored with them...you might have to wait awhile.

Thanks to all for your recommendations. It looks like some auditions are in order. By the way I still haven’t got the Whispers, apparently they’re being shipped on Monday (waiting sucks)

Jeffkad - my very limited list of speakers I’ve owned (in order) - Paradigm 9se, Dynaudio Contour 1.8 MK II, Legacy Focus HD + sub. The Dyna’s were a nice improvement over the Paradigms but a new larger room - 16’ x 26’ - led to the Focus.

My equally limited list of relevant speakers I’ve heard include - Infinity IRS Beta and 2 sets of homemade mid size floor standers. To my freshman ears back in the mid 90’s the Beta’s were jaw dropping - I swear I can still hear Stevie Ray Vaughn’s Tin Pan Alley flowing out of them. The homemades were a great listening education. I listened to one of the pairs from first draft to completion - the drivers were worth around $2k but I don’t remember the brands.

I bought the Dyna’s + Focus unheard, just checked reviews and forums. In both cases I was / am very happy with my pick. I originally planned to buy Revel Salon 2 and B&W 80x D’s down the road to compare with the Focus but I love the sound of these so much I wanted to stick with Legacy.

Jdoris - according to Doug Schroeder of Dagogo, even the monstrous Legacy Helix performed incredibly well in a less than large review space. You can see a photo of them in his virtual tour on agon.