Got Vienna Acoustics Mahler speakers - what amp?

If you like ProAcs, you'll like the basic sound of the Mahlers - they are rich and smooth. The Mahlers have slow, thick bass, however, and the Sim amp will only be average at controlling the woofers - the Sim, to its credit, is a no-global feedback design and relatively low-powered, both of which are great for the overall sound, but will typically result in less than best control over woofers. But I think it is definitely the right type of amp to use with Mahlers, as they are surprisingly transparent for their cost and make high-powered amps that use global feedback sound mediocre (which is what those amps are - mediocre). In summary, the Sim and Mahlers should be very nice. You can help yourself by asking Sim Audio what speaker cables they like for maximum control of woofers. I had excellent results with Kimber (see my post from 2004 above).

Any thoughts or experience regarding how a Linn 2250 (which is rated at 200 w @4 ohm, 100 w @ 8 ohm) would work with the Mahlers?

Raquel, thanks for your comments.
I first thought 190 w/c @8ohm of Sim W-5 would be a bit less. But considering 90db sensitivity, I relax a bit.
BTW, Tpy, interesting though for your Linn 2250 with 100w/c @8 ohm.
Let's see what experts say.

I have been using the Classe CAM 350 monoblocks to drive my Mahler's for several years now. They are doing a great job in controlling the motion of the four 10" woofers and the overall sound is smooth, balanced across the whole frequency response with all the micro and macro dynamics needed to make listening exciting. I can listen for hours without any listener ear fatigue. I also concur with the other postings that suggested the Mahlers liked a powerful amp. The Mahlers love the extra power and headroom to bring out their very best sound.

Would the Audio research VS115 drive the mahlers well?