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what amp would maximize wilson sophias

Hi,

I have wilson sophia speakers, cary 306-200 cd player, and krell 300il integrated amp.

my room is moderately large with high ceilings and wooden floors. I listen to mostly rock and electronica.

I had thought of upgrading the speakers but the wilson 7's are too much. I might get a subwoofer like martin logan but the consensus has been to upgrade the amp.

Money is an issue otherwise I would just buy the new Rowland 302. The krell currently in use are 200 watts per channel and I want more power so would prefer recommendations for 300 watts per channel and up.

thanks

Michael
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kleech
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Michael,
I have the Sophias which I am driving with 50W Nagra VPA's. Combined with a CAT Ultimate preamp and Purist Venustas cabling, my listening room has never sounded better. I think lowish powered, (50-100W) "push-pull" tube amps will deliver the best compromise between purity/musicality and dynamics/slam. I'm not sure what your budget is but you might consider offerings from BAT, VAC and Art Audio for eg.

I use a Krell 300R in a second system and I know what it sounds like on the Sophias. Tubes will offer a completely different presentation.

However, since you are mainly into rock, you probably would be happier tilting the balance towards the slam side...in that case, consider the larger VTL's. imho...
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