What amp is best with Wilson Sasha DAW speakers

Dear @initforthemusic  : I'm not a JC1 owner.

Btw, @jetter   : """   Parasound gets a bad rap by dealers wanting to sell mega priced gear. ""

Yes, but for we music lovers/audiophiles true quality level performance is more important than money. Big money not always goes along high quality in the same way that " decent " money $$ not always says its true quality.

R.

Dear @carey1110 : Preamp is always important but when we are talking of the speakers in any system amplifier is a little more important because the speakers always made a intrisical couple/mate with the amplifier not with the preamp. Speaker/amp are a " married " couple and depends of its good ( or not ) overall relationship in between to its quality level performance.

Maybe you need to start with the amp not the preamp.

R.

@rauliruegas  I think the MFs vs. the JC1 are technically relatively comparable units.  They are similarly priced and are directly competitive in many ways including power, overseas building, etc...  I would never buy the JC1s over the MF M8 500s if I was in that market based on speakers I have owned previously, not because I think the JC1s are technically inferior, but because I prefer a different sound.   

That being said, I am not about to say that I think the MF M8s are in the same league as Ayre MXR Twenty's, anything from D'Agostino or a variety of other companies for SS amps.  They aren't going to sound dreadful and won't be an embarrassment but I am going to go out on a limb and guess that someone who has spent $38K on a pair of speakers is probably not looking for an amp that won't embarrass itself, but rather will deliver the best sound possible.  

I would also argue that given the OPs stated preferences, Parasound, MF, Ayre, D'Agostino and a variety of other SS amps and preamps would be a poor match and that they are likely to prefer tube gear (VTL, ARC, etc) or warmer SS gear like (Pass, Naim, etc...).  Just opinion and worth and probably worth what you paid for it.

I’m also considering the Ayre and the CJ Gat. With vocals I assume the CJ would be better. I’m starting to steer away from the Spectral because it seems very difficult to get right and not many people are recommending it.   I’ve heard from many that I should consider tubes in the preamp at least. I just want it to be very natural organic and neutral.  I may be able to pick up a Pass amp 250.8 to demo in a couple weeks. That might be interesting. 

Dear @carey1110 : Neutral?, well almost all of us look for a neutral audio items but this is extremely elusive characteristic for tube electronics that are far away from there.

Btw, why you are willing to buy the preamp first than the amp? which is what move you in that road and not the other way around?

I ask because I want to learn something about that maybe I’m missing or it’s that I’m just wrong and if it’s that way I would like to know it.

Thank’s in advance.

R.

Btw, the Pass X250.8 is an entry level Pass whole amplifier catalog but good that you will have the opportunity to listen a " touch " of Pass electronics.