Musician vs. audiophile


We need direction here. My wife, a musician and says my Sophia 3s, powered by BAT 3VK IX tube pre amp and 250w solid state amp sounds flat compared to a freaking Best Buy box store McIntosh/Martin Logan setup...  I can't honestly disagree, specifically when our rig is at low volume.  It lacks color and punch, even with 2ea. JL 12" subs... Help me with your recommendation, please!!!      
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Do not know what your source is but it may be a little lacking or processed.  Some folks are beginning to recognize the musicality of well implemented non oversampling DACs - saying that even the best delta sigma dac implementation(s) sound less natural. Think Schitt
Yggdrasil, Audio GD-7, MDHT Pagoda, Denafrips Terminator, AMR 77 SE, etc.  Second I would look at tube amp(s) and/or upgrading your preamp to something like a deHavilland or Dan Sachs.  Finally, maybe what your wife is missing is something more dynamic and "wide open" - like open baffle speakers (Spatial Audio M3 Triode Master, GR-Research Super V), Magnepan, or even high efficiency horns. If you generally like the sound of the Wilsons, though, I would look at the source first, then the amplification.