I am driving them with 2 pairs of Parasound JC5 bridged, one pair for each speaker. They sound magnificent IMO; even better than I heard at the shows with MBL monoblocks.
No brightness whatsoever, which some people complain about at the shows.
Just pure, sweet, airy highs, gorgeous, full midrange, and rock-solid bass.
Holographic, wall-to-wall soundstage.
The J5s produce about 1200 W into 8 ohms each in bridged mode, way more than MBL amps. That means 2400 W into 8 ohms per speaker!
You might do slightly better with 4 JC+ monoblocks but for about double the price of the JC5s.
I also got very good results with the older Rotel RMB1095s--used 2 of those in bridged mode. Very powerful sound but is not quite as refined as the Parasound JCs.
Best,
Zoltan
No brightness whatsoever, which some people complain about at the shows.
Just pure, sweet, airy highs, gorgeous, full midrange, and rock-solid bass.
Holographic, wall-to-wall soundstage.
The J5s produce about 1200 W into 8 ohms each in bridged mode, way more than MBL amps. That means 2400 W into 8 ohms per speaker!
You might do slightly better with 4 JC+ monoblocks but for about double the price of the JC5s.
I also got very good results with the older Rotel RMB1095s--used 2 of those in bridged mode. Very powerful sound but is not quite as refined as the Parasound JCs.
Best,
Zoltan