Wilson Watt-Puppy Amplifier?


Recommendations on outstanding Amp & Line pairings for the new Wilson Watt-Puppy?

I'm considering purchasing but will need a new amp & pre also since I am moving from the SET world.

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Roger Modjeski designed his Music Reference RM-200 specifically for low impedance loads. The amp resided in Stereophile’s Recommended Components List for a decade, and was Michael Fremer’s "affordable tube amp" for as long (and still is, I imagine). A Google search will lead you to his review of the amp (and the test bench measurements of John Atkinson, who was VERY impressed with the amp’s technical performance), both the original and MK.2 iterations.

The RM-200 delivers 100w/channel into 8, 4, and 1 ohm loads, from only a pair of KT-88’s each! Most tube amps are very unhappy with the load the WATT/Puppy presents it with (it’s very low at some frequencies). The RM-200 is a good choice for low impedance loads due to it’s far lower than normal (for a tube amp) output impedance (a/k/a high damping factor), it’s frequency response therefore far less effected by the impedance load of the loudspeaker than is typical with tube amps.