BAT or Pass With My Sophia 2s?


A'goners - I'm considering a system reconfiguration with an upcoming move to a new residence. For those of you with experience with BAT and or Pass gear with Wilson speakers, please comment on your experience. While I'm very familiar with BAT gear, I am curious about the synergy of a Pass/Sophia2 combo. Also, please recommend the amp and pre in each line that you think would be the best match.

Thanks!
cbd0815
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What Tvad says is true. If you go with the Pass, you need to be careful to find a preamp (that you like) that has low output impedance.

I'm picky about preamps and I've gone through several in the last couple years.

I have no experience with any of the Bat preamps (although I'd like to try them).

I'll be auditioning a Joule over the next week.
I am very happy with my BAT VK-52SE tube preamp and BAT VK-600SE amp driving a pair of Wilson Sophia 2's. The bass is one tick less tight (but still very good) than when I had a SS preamp, but the midrange and treble is much better. Unfortunately, have not compared Pass gear, so not much help on that point. Good luck!