Nagra VPA or ARC VTM200

i have similarly efficient speakers that i drive with a pair of nagra vpa's. i've owned numerous amps but none as magical as these. i can't imagine replacing them but i've not had the big arc in my system. the vpa's, of course, will mate perfectly with your pl-p. be forwarned, tho; the msrp on the nagra's has just risen to $23k.

Cornfedboy, thank you for taking some of your time to respond and sharing your valuable experience. In your opionion is 50 watts enough with the VPA? That is the key issue holding me back.

yes. 50 watts are plenty. the vpa's have tons of current. mine have never come close to "hitting the pins" on the output meters, let alone clipping, even when the speakers (ae-3 sig. II's) are driven at spl's near the point of pain. and the sound remains coherent, even replicating a live performance, a room or two away.

i had a pair of arc classic 150 monos for quite a few years before getting a pair of vpa. 50 watts is not an issue as they seem to have as much as the classic 150 monos, they are vastly superior in every way mine are driving apogee stages with ease, replacing jm lab mezzos. What has just made a worthwile improvement was using a shunyata hydra 2 with audience powerchord. the vpa are special and may be the last you buy.