Best Amps match for Egglestonworks Andra 2 ?


Hello,

I have a pair of Andras 2 powered by a pair of Pass Labs Aleph 1.2 themselves driven by a CD Audio Aero Capitole 2 and a BAT VK 51 SE. Pretty good system but I would like to gain more soundstage and even more musicality and rythm.

Does anyone have a recommendation for a pair of mono amps achieving an even better match with the Andras 2 and the Bat preamp than the Aleph 1.2 ?

Thanks for your help.
gandrier
I have the Egglestonworks Rosa speakers. Different speakers obviously, but many family sonic resemblances. I am driving my Rosa's with a Halcro DM38 stereo amplifier. I chose this amp over the Levinson 436 monoblocks for its sense of space, detail, and control of the bass. I have also demo'ed the DM58 monoblocks which were also outstanding, but I couldn't justify the additional $8K price premium over the DM38.

Incidently, Egglestonworks has often paired the Andra II's with Halcro amp's at shows. Check out the EW website.

Cheers!

China Brad
I lent my Dodd 120's to a fellow audiogoner who has the Andra 2's, he has owned the DNA 500, CJ 350, BAT 600, and preferred my tube amp to all above, so much so he ordered 1, and impatiently waiting
I have a very similar system to yours and I think that your problem is not the amp but CD. I have just borrowed the MBL 1531 (see my system pics) and it is MILES ahead of AA Capitole ... and I have had the SE upgrade.

The MBL will give you much deeper soundstage, amazing microdynamics, much better bass, more extended highs and one of the smoothest, most natural presentations around. I much preffered it to th EMM Labs CDSD/DCC2 combo I have tried.

The best part is that it cost ... only $9000. And BTW - the build quality is second to none.