Best amp for Wilson sasha DAW

monjovi
  georgehifi...were you responding to my Nagra question? If so, thanks!

No sorry I was just letting to OP know what would get the very best from his DAW's.
Looking at your Nagra's though, these look to be very fine amps for a nicely mated speaker, like TAD's ect.
But from what I quickly read, being only a single complimentary pair of Mosfets per channel, I would say not the very best for the DAW's.

 Even if bridged yes you gain more watts, (which you don't really need with 91db speakers) but the problem with bridging a solid state amp is that your current ability is halved and it's ability to dive into low impedance's is also halved.
Sorryi'd never have suggested this/these amps for this kind of speaker with this load to extract the very best from the bass especially, of the Daw's

Cheers George

Thank you so much for getting back to me.  I really appreciate it.  Sounds like I should look into alternatives.  One follow-up though (in case you happen to see this), am I right to conclude from your comments that I'd be better off just using one of the Nagra MSA's to power these speakers until I find a replacement amplifier?

FWIW, I haven't purchased the speakers yet, so this is very helpful in terms of thinking about total budget and whether I'm willing to spend the money.

Thanks again,

Mark

monjovi
am I right to conclude from your comments that I’d be better off just using one of the Nagra MSA’s to power these speakers until I find a replacement amplifier?

If the one stereo amp has enough wattage for you and you get the volume you need comfortably without taxing the amp, then I say a definite yes.
As bridging amplifiers has one plus only, increasing the wattage.
Everything else takes a hit.
1: distortion goes up
2: not as stable into low impedance
3: damping factor is doubled (worse)
4: the ability to drive low impedance’s is not as good
I’m sure there are others I can’t think of right now.
I jokingly say, bridging a good stereo amp turns them into a high wattage PA amp.

Cheers George

Very interesting...thanks for you help!

I liked the Constellation Taurus with the DAWs.  Extremely well controlled, transparent and highly dynamic. The Taurus monoblocks have huge headroom which bring the Sashas alive.