Pass Labs or ARC for Wilson Sophia 2

I have used ARC tube amp and Pass Labs class A amp to drive my Wilson Audio speakers. The Pass Labs class A amp is a better match.

ARC is nice but its reliability is not great and its control on bass is not as good as Pass Labs.

You should choose between a solid state and a tube pre amp to tune the sound to your preference.

Thanks, I appreciate the response. I was really interested in the Ref 110, until I started reading so many complaints about reliability. I might need to expand search to other tube amps, perhaps Lamm or VAC.

Majnun70-

I will chime in here;
over the last 3 years, I have heard several set-ups w/ both Wilson Sasha + Sophia speakers. The 1st time the ARC gear was REF3 preamp w/ REF 150 power amp. The 2nd time REF3 w/ REF 75 power amp. The 3rd time REF 5 w/ REF 150 power amp.
4th time REF5 SE w/ Bryston 3B-ST power amp -this was the best combo, especially for Rock/Hard Rock music-
CD player was ARC CD9.

Most importantly, cables/cords were Transparent OPUS line.
Transparent line conditioners as well.

I have heard Pass labs gear, just not w/ the Wilson speakers. Hope this helps you. Happy New Year! JA