What amp is best with Wilson Sasha DAW speakers

Dear seller: I respect your opinion and disagree with.

In the same system with Wilson MAX3 the JC1s was a real challenge to  the Boulder amps.

No, it's not that outperformed but the Boulder did not beats the JC1.

I listened too with Soundlabs top of the line speakers making not a good job or so so but a great job and other than my own system I listened the JC1 with Dynaudio one step down its top of the line.

For me in all systems the JC1 did not makes a " decent " job but a true very good job.

I'm not biased through the JC1 but in my book and with my own MUSIC/sound priorities ( main target: truer to the recording. ) the JC1 is " there " no matters what.

It has very good tonal balance, tigth and deep bass but at the other frequency extreme is really good too. Has impact and dynamics with power as the live music and at the same time detailed with fast transientes, colorless but the music natural color and with good rhythm and with enough headroom.

Maybe for some  one the Boulder or dartzeel or other amps fulfill better his own priorities but the JC1 never puts your system on shame.

What the OP decide on his amplifier is only important to him. I have not interest in any way to convince him or any other gentleamns on this Parasound amplifier and I'm only given my first hand experiences through very high resolution audio systems.

As I said in other post: JC1 is not expensive enough for really been appreciated its quality level performance, not even by audio distributors as you.


R.

Raulgias, your findings don't in anyway mirror our findings, as per price if an amplifer is $10k JC 1 and the other amplifier is $12k-14k that is basically in the same price range. 

So in our system first with the Kef 207.2 and then the Kef Blades the more expensive amplifiers sounded signfigantly better.

The fact that the other amplifiers were a bit more expensive means that most people would pay the difference. We don't recommend an amplifier just by price alone, which is why we had the amplifier in the first place. 

We purchased the amp and preamp based on raves from reviewers and the forums, without hearing the amplifiers. 

Once we got them into our store, burned them in, and tested them vs other amplifiers which came into our store a bit latter did we come to our conclusions.

We continue to work with Parasound because they make excellent products for the money, the reality is that the more expensive gear sounds better as it should.

If you honestly think that a Boulder was not better than a Parasound, then it could be a couple of things, one a gross mismatch sonically with the Boulder amplifiers which tend to be sonically a lean, clean sound with big bass or two something was not right with the Boulder amplfiers.

Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ

Hi Dave,
I have been a fan of your experience and have really enjoyed your postings.  But sadly, as of today, I have to say that your messages have all come together into one, and that is "Spend a ton of money or you will not have a great rig".  Sorry, but I don't think I agree with you or Mr. initforthemusic

I have always respected rauliruegas postings for their impartiality and content.

For the OP - I strongly recommend you check out VTL amps.  They pair very well with Wilson. The MB-185 MK3 will deliver plenty of power and will sound awesome.  A tinge warm, very Musical.  Just wonderful amps.  I have the original MB-185s.  

VTL is regularly shown with VTL gear at shows, I have listened to the MB-185s driving Wilson in a dealer showroom.  I don’t like the VTL preamp but their amps are amazing.  

I have also heard Ayre’s MKR gear driving Alexx’s And it was one of the best sounding systems I have ever heard.  

I think the VTLs will deliver a sound that is closer to your taste based on what you described above.  

I sell amps that I think would do a lovely job but haven’t heard parolees with Wilson’s so I am just guessing.

Regarding the Parasound argument, I get that people feel like they have found a hidden gem or they can’t hear a difference above a certain point.  In another forum, there is a guy who is convinced anyone buying something better than a Denon receiver is a fool because he can’t hear the difference between a Denon receive and a Marantz Reference receiver driving a pair of Polk rti’s.

As someone who doesn’t particularly like Parasound’s house sound, this seems like a bizarre argument for anyone to make.  The A21 is competitive at it’s price point but it will be seriously outclassed by many products.  I prefer the Musical Fidelity M6 PWR and would take the M8 Mono Blocks over the JC1s.  It isn’t that they are inherently better.  I just like MFs sound profile better.