SF Cremonas with BAT VK 75SE

The entire Sonus Faber line is somewhat power hungry. Prior to spending on 2 vk-75se's, I think the VTL MB series of higher powered mono's would be money better spent IMHO.

Depends on your room size and how loud you want to play. I am mating my Amati with VK-75SE with great success, though I don't play super loud and don't mind the compromise in bass weight. I also own Cremona, a little more demanding on power amp than Amati but overall is still excellent.

75SE is the best amp I have heard on Amati, but I admit I haven't heard everything. I don't have the luxury to use 2 75SE due to heat, otherwise I would. VTL or ARC sounds veil in comparison, though they will go lower.

If you don't mind solid state, I will recommend Edge. Heard Amati with Edge G8, almost as good as tube.

Actually the entire Sonus Faber line is NOT power hungry. The Electa Amators and Extremas do require some power but the rest of the line is very easy to drive. The Cremonas are rated at 90dB Efficiency at 1watt 1meter just as my Grand Pianos are.

I use a Cary SLI-80 Signature (40WPC) and it drives the Grand Pianos more than well. The 75Se should power the speakers just fine and should actually be a pretty stellar match. Not to mention, smaller amplifiers SOUND BETTER.

Chris