I looked at the verity but have not heard the Wilson Benesch. I however ended up going with the piega p8ltd. The piega uses ribbons for midrange and tweeter and is biwirable. Though I thought the verity were (are) wonderful when I first heard them, I vastly preferred the piega. The midrange is unbelievable, crystal clear and yet extremely musical. The bass is as tight as anything I have heard. The speakers do disappear without any problem. I went back and listened to the verity again for some time after I bought the piega and for my musical tastes (classical, jazz and vocals) I remained very pleased with my purchase. By the way I am in no way knocking the verity, they are a remarkable speaker, I just preferred the sound of the piega, especially the midrange (personel preference). A major consideration too was WAF and while the verity is beautiful their irregular shape did not slip as easily into our living room as the piega. My wife is extremely fussy and the piegas were handsdown winners. With regards to driving them the 175 plinius should be more than enough, I use the musical fidelity nuvista 250 watts but know others who have driven them with as little as 30 watts. IF you have any questions I would be happy to answer them. The construction is really amazing, the things are almost jewel like. I would also note that I have heard great things about the wilson but they were not available where I live. Brians recommendation is a very strong one and you have a chance you should take a listen. The piega has quite a good network and should be fairly easy to audition, if you need the name of a dealer, I would be happy to recommend the people I dealt with. One last thing is the service. Mine were damaged but the goofy shippers (forklift throught the box). They were replaced from switzerland in under 3 weeks.
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