Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC

Hello Rinpoche.
It would be helpful if you could tell how much you were prepared to spend on the amp, in $US. But if you asked me, I would not settle for anything less than VAC, Rowland or LAMM. Others here, and Wilson Audio themselves, also suggested ARC and VTL. I cannot comment on this because I have no idea.

Thanks, it seems I am courting the right products. Again, since I wrote, another ad for LAMM M2.2 has come to my attention. A friend sent it to me. I am inquiring about its age and so on. I would love to know more from you about LAMM, since you were the first to recommend it. I am still leaning very much toward JR as you know, but don't want to make the wrong move since this is an expensive and hopefully long term committment. I would be able to spend up to 15-16,000 USD. But why not spend less if I can!!!!! Then I could add preamp and cables and just listen to Sarah Mclaughlan and be happy. 

There is still a pair of LAMM M2.2 monoblocks available here for $12800 or best offer. If you consider LAMM, ask the seller for serial numbers and then call or write Vladimir Shushirin, LAMM designer and owner, and ask him about these particular amp's service and repair history. He matches tubes to each amp ! He is a serious person and audiophile. You can ask him about Wilson/LAMM match too.
The biggest mistake in choosing the equipment is spending less than needed. The second biggest mistake is spending more than needed.
If you eventually go with LAMM and later want to add a preamp, this preamp will almost certainly be all tube LAMM, could usually be found for $6000 or so.
If you also consider older Rowlands, I suggest you start a separate thread specifically about them. Some people heard them all with different speakers, and not all Rowlands were great.

I listened to Sarah's music on youtube. She is articulated and controlled, in addtion to being dreamy. This is a wild guess, but I think that in the long run, at least at this level not perhaps the best possible level, you will enjoy Rowland or LAMM more than VAC. Which one would be better? You could ask Vladimir this too. You could ask him why he might think that his amps would be better with your Wilsons for your taste and the kind of music you listen to. As far as I know, unless it changed, he doesn't make dacs or integrated amps. This tells us that he is a die hard analog man and strives for the highest performance.