D'Agostino vs. Ayre

Great review Mr Tools. I was frankly surprised. I thought you'd prefer the precision and inciveness of the Ayre's vs the organicisity of the the D'ags. Especially on such randomly ported speakers like the  Alexias. With no disrespect but these speakers are compromised derivatives. The Alexxes and Yvettes are Wilson's forward thinking. And great speakers. The Alexia's are the bloated deathnell of the the  Watt/Puppy dynasty. Get some high powered tubes ASAP. 

The Alexia 2 will be out by the end of the month. It'll be interesting to hear what they're about.

Yes it will. Unfortunately for Wilson the Yvettes far surpass the Alexias in every category except loudness. 
One can only hope the Alexia 2 is a mini Alexx which is probanbly the best loudspeaker I've ever heard. 
My YG Sonias 1.2 notwithstanding. 

Thank you for that comparison.  It's not every day I get to read real world thoughts on 2 great amps.  

Hi goodwithtools,
I wonder if your speakers are not quite optimal for Atma MA-1s (even with your upgrades). According to Atkinson's review the Alexias are quite demanding. I changed from a Krell FPB600 to MA-1s and have not looked back. I followed Ralph Karsten's advice and bought speakers designed for OTL amps (Audiokines Dream Makers). The amp/speaker match is now excellent. After I got their effect speakers too, to fill out my rather large room, I sold the Velodyne DD18 sub, no need for it. Especially now, with the Aesthetix Io back from repair. It sounds amazing.