What amp for Q5's? Spectral, Solution, Gryphon

What amp would you recommend for the Magico Q5? Contenders include Solution 710, Gryphon Colosseum, Spectral 360 Series II, VAC 450, or Boulder amps?

vav12-15-2011 7:31am

calloway Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 870 posts 12-15-2011 at 01:11pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Chalice audio 'grail' SET monoblocks
richard_stacy Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 686 posts 12-15-2011 at 02:00pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete If you are going to consider Spectral, I would add the DMA 260 to your list. I know at least 2 people that bought the 260 over the 360 Series 2. Hard to believe a 10k amp competes with the upper tier you are exploring but apparently it does. Good luck on your quest and congrats on the Q5's!
jim_swantko Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 301 posts 12-15-2011 at 02:06pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete From your list, it would be between Spectral and VAC for me. You need to listen to all of the contenders with your Magico's at this level however.
charles1dad Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 10,236 posts 12-15-2011 at 02:18pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I `d love the opprotunity to hear this speaker driven by either the VAC 450 or the Chalice Audio Grail mono blocks. I`ve heard Magico with the Soulution(granted under show conditions) I was`nt moved by the experince at all.
keithr Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,306 posts 12-15-2011 at 03:27pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Vac 450 for me. I'm not a Magico/Spectral fan from what I've heard at shows.