What ARC electronics would you choose to mate with Wilson Sabrinas?


I have pretty much decided on the Wilson Sabrinas and some combination of current run ARC amp/preamp/phono. 
I have seen and heard them paired with “budget” and over the top (considering the price) gear.
i am considering the REF 75, GS150, REF6, REF 3 (phono), SP20, GSPre,GSInt.
What reListic combo would you choose for the Sabrinas? 
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Showing 1 response by pokey77

I have heard the Sabrina's many times and they are one of my favorite three speakers.

I've heard them mostly with ARC. First was with the Gsi75 and it was very very good, then with the LS28 VT80 combo and again it was very very good. with the second combo it used the REF9 CD player and also heard vinyl. It was all really good. If you are looking for a tube setup, this works very well. Haven't heard them with the other REF components but I can tell you either amp can drive them easily to very pleasurable levels.

I've also heard them with D'Agostino Momentum separates and it was really good but the cost of the electronics seems prohibitive for a $16k speaker.

Lastly I heard them a few months ago with the Nagra Classic Amp  (solid state) and Preamp (tube), dCS Debussy DAC & Network Bride, I suspect a Aurender W20 server, and Transparent cabling. This was just fantastic. Really liked this combo alot. But again,  the cost of the electronics seems prohibitive for a $16k speaker. If you can hear them and they are anywhere near your budget, I'd ask for a demo with the Nagra equipment. Dave Wilson endorses Nagra. See his video on YouTube.

To me, the Sabrina is such a good speaker. I've heard other speakers in that price range but none of them were really even close.