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VTL ST-150 MB-450

I had a ST-150 on my ML Ascents and really liked the sound. I have since sold the Ascents and purchased Summits. I called Bea at VTL and she said she would not recommend the ST-150 with the Summits. She said it would not handle the speaker well. She stated to go with the 450s. Has anyone compared the sound of these two amps? I have heard that with some brands of tube amps the sound is better on the smaller wattage amps.
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Bea talked me out of the 150's as well for my 20.1's (I was going to buy a pair and bi-amp.) She felt I should get Sigfried's but they were out of my price range; I got a pair of 450's which I'm very happy with. Your speakers are about 6db more efficent which (to me) make the 150 very viable. However I only heard the 150 once and never directly compared it to the 450's (but their qualities seem very similar to me.)

Bea is known for recommending VTL's best amps and generally she gives good advice, but I'd leave the 150 on your short list - especially if you liked it before.
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