I know the Verity sound quite well. Also, I wrote my first-ever Audiogon review back around 2002 and it is still available, to my suprise.
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/review-verity-audio-parsifal-encore-speaker
I went through a truckload of amplifiers of all types over my almost 30 years in this crazy hobby (it all started with the diminutive Naim Nait original amp) all of 18 watts but sounded like 100 !
I sold the Parsifals many years ago with that stupid way we have of finding "flaws" when we should just appreciate the sound.
After a merry-go-round of speakers, I went back to Verity with a pair of Fidelio Encores. It was like finding an old friend.
Back to your question. My absolute best sound ever was with a pair of Cary 572 monoblocks and Cary preamp. But they were unfortunately very, very unreliable, a real pain. And that 572 tube is rare and expensive. Cary wanted an unreasonable price for transforming my monos so that they could take a more accessible tube, no way, I felt stuck, so I sold them.
The second best ever sound I ever got with Verity is my current integrated, a Pathos Logos. It comes very close to the Carys in soundstaging and transparency, and is absurdly more powerfull (110 a side) with an authoritative bass presence the Carys could never match. And no offence, but this a much better match than the Rogue, which I briefly owned but could never get it to make my Veritys come alive.
In fact I feel that Pathos is the only manufacturer that "gets it" right as far as getting the best from SS and tubes in a hybrid design.
You should look in to it. And know I am tempted to go up in the food chain and maybe putting my Pathos up for sale, but it may not be worth it after all.
Good luck in finding what you need !
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/review-verity-audio-parsifal-encore-speaker
I went through a truckload of amplifiers of all types over my almost 30 years in this crazy hobby (it all started with the diminutive Naim Nait original amp) all of 18 watts but sounded like 100 !
I sold the Parsifals many years ago with that stupid way we have of finding "flaws" when we should just appreciate the sound.
After a merry-go-round of speakers, I went back to Verity with a pair of Fidelio Encores. It was like finding an old friend.
Back to your question. My absolute best sound ever was with a pair of Cary 572 monoblocks and Cary preamp. But they were unfortunately very, very unreliable, a real pain. And that 572 tube is rare and expensive. Cary wanted an unreasonable price for transforming my monos so that they could take a more accessible tube, no way, I felt stuck, so I sold them.
The second best ever sound I ever got with Verity is my current integrated, a Pathos Logos. It comes very close to the Carys in soundstaging and transparency, and is absurdly more powerfull (110 a side) with an authoritative bass presence the Carys could never match. And no offence, but this a much better match than the Rogue, which I briefly owned but could never get it to make my Veritys come alive.
In fact I feel that Pathos is the only manufacturer that "gets it" right as far as getting the best from SS and tubes in a hybrid design.
You should look in to it. And know I am tempted to go up in the food chain and maybe putting my Pathos up for sale, but it may not be worth it after all.
Good luck in finding what you need !