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Best amps for everything EXCEPT bass

Vandersteen Treo CT speakers. Swarm subwoofer system with two amps. All frequencies are covered and sound outstanding with my Quicksilver V4 tube amps and the Swarm.

So, do I change out the Quicksilver for an Ayre VX5-20? Most of the comments on the Ayre upgrade focus on bass - my set up will benefit from improved bass, but that’s not the focus since the Treo’s aren’t my primary source of bass.

Thoughts, comments and recommendations are welcomed. 
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georgehifi
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My recommendation for the best mids and highs was for a Class-A amp solid state, of whatever wattage the OP needs.
Not really for him to purchase the ML-2’s, it’s just a bucket list Class-A amp for me, which will drive ANY speaker to a GIVEN level with ease and magic sound for mids and highs, but definitely not a party amp.

Cheers George
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georgehifi
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Best amps for everything EXCEPT bass

If your talking mids and highs amp then a solid state Class-A linear amp that has a great extended frequency response say over 100khz -3db, one of my bucket list amps to own would be a mint pair of Mark Levinson ML-2 monoblocks, only 25w Class-A but doubles all the way down to 1ohm.

Cheers George


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