which is better amp for electrostat speakers


have any audiophiles out there compared the innersound mk1 to the spectron musician 11 by john ulrick? these are my final two choices. thxs, for your opinions
don222
Can't comment on those, but everybody I know running stats prefers Wolcott Presence 220.
The Wolcott Presence 220 may be a good match for electrostats, but so are the Monarchy Audio SE-160 monoblocks, a tube-hybrid design at less than half the price of the Wolcott. I haven't heard the Wolcott amp, but I doubt that it sounds better than the Monarchys. I used mine to drive InnerSound Eros speakers and I know that C.C. Poon, Monarchy's designer uses Sound Lab speakers.

I have also used the InnerSound ESL amp (both versions), and to my ears, the Monarchy units were preferred for their warmer balance and less fatiguing high frequency performance. I've never heard the Spectron Musician II, but before I bought one to drive stats, I'd want to know how stable it was driving such a difficult load. I've heard some otherwise great-sounding amps perform miserably when hooked up to the InnerSound speakers... so it's not something that one can take for granted.