You want the TRUTH from those Wilson Alexia's, maybe you can't handle the TRUTH



56 bi-polar outputs, current till the cows come home, massive supply, multiple small power supply caps for fast release, 2000w into 2ohms that’s 2hp!!!!!

http://www.stereophile.com/content/sae-2hp-d-power-amplifier#DY4MYZKcUUSS8LeR.97

Cheers George
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The truth is sure getting expensive these days.
Yes they are a rich, the Parasound JC1 Mono-blocks can control the Alexia's at 6k a pair, I've heard them on them, and they were very good and could sound even better especially in their higher class A mode. But the Gryphon Antillion Evo was even better but that was 60k!!!

Cheers George 
A bit anal/argumentative there sunshine, the "You can’t handle the Truth" (A Few Good Men reference) "is tongue in cheek". The technical here know what I’m on about, as the Wilson Alexia’s are such a savage hard load there are only a few amps that will drive them flat from 20hz to 20khz with the current that’s needed, and not act as the dreaded tone control. And this amp maybe one of them that can do that.

Cheers George
So George, have you actually heard the Amp?

No, I’m just putting it out there, I like what I see in the bench test measurements and aim for similar measurements when I have built the odd powerhouse, except mine were much higher biased into class A and water cooled.
And think it good value for the money and you guys in the US should have a listen to it. As I’m in Australia, if it ever came here it would be $6K+

Cheers George
I wonder is there any room left to squeeze a supercharger? Sure I get it, but since the energy it makes wasn’t designed to turn gears putting a horsepower rating on an amplifier seems a bit too gimmicky to me.
Try driving a pair of Wilson Alexia’s < .9ohm or XLF’s and others, then you’ll need something like this, to get the best out of them.
And lets face it, if you buy these >$50k speakers you want to hear the TRUTH and not compromise them with weaker amps that can’t pump out that kind of current.

Cheers George