What after Aleph 3, need more juice?


Bought Watt/Puppy 5.1, Aleph 3 isn't up to task in my new bigger room. Love Aleps but need more power. Any suggestions please? Maybe i should sell W/P and buy other speakers to match my amp...?
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Try a Pass Labs-X-250 for around 3K or an X-350 for around 4k. It will make those puppies sing.
I crossed that bridge three years ago, when my a 3 simply couldn't push the 4 ohm woofers in my new Parsifal Encores.
A pair of Aleph 2 monos continues to provide incredible satisfaction, especially well served by an Aleph P. I'm hanging them from floor joists under each speaker, with 8' ribbons of SPM flowing back up through the baseboards. Quite stealthy, which was VERY important to Ellen....
Pair of the Aleph 2 continue to sell under $3k. Such a deal!
I've a similar system, WP5.1 and Aleph 3 in a medium sized room so I know why you like this combination. I have a number of other amps as well, when I want more power I switch to a BAT VK-200, it really integrates well with the WP's. You should give this a try, they cost about 1650 used (maybe less now that a new model is coming out from BAT), 100 WPC into 8, 200 into 4. And you won't miss the heat buildup that you are used to from the Aleph, the BAT runs very hot. The only thing is that they have balanced only inputs and you need an adaptor if you don't have a balanced pre.
I had the opportunity to borrow a friend's Aleph 3 last spring to compare to my BAT VK3i and found they share many of the same positive qualities.

Some of the differences I noticed were that the Aleph 3 did acoustic guitars better than the BAT creating a very REAL and absorbing experience. Both had very deep soundstages, but the BAT was much wider. And when it comes to power and ease of matching to a preamp, well the BAT wins that one pretty easily.

South Park is exactly right, the VK200 runs just a hair cooler than the Aleph 3, and at 1500-1600 bucks it's a great bargain.

However, if you could swing the extra cash, monoblock Aleph 2s would be pretty sweet!