Plinius SA301 Or Bryston 4bsst2?

It wasn't the amp so much as it was a poor combo. The V-5 didn't sound good on my 1.7's either. It won't hide the flaws of other components.

The warm up is quick. When you turn the V-5 off, it goes into a standby mode that keeps the amp partiality warmed up.

Thanks, Zd, I was thinking that myself .

Not that this is much help, but I successfully paired my 2.4s with a Pass XA-30.5 (and INT-30A). Those amps play up the imaging/soundstaging strengths of the Thiels and are nicely warm and textured, so you don't get burned with any brightness. Also, I never clipped the amp or felt like it ran out of steam, despite the low power rating.

I would try Pass Labs too, Schubert. X150.5 which is a Class A/B amp. The list price is around $5k. Of course you're not gonna pay retail...

Thanks Dave, the few times I've heard Pass amps I remember being struck by their musicality.