Power amp for Vandersteen Treo?

^ good advice.  I owned a DS-225 a few years ago and while I initially liked the see through sound stage and transparency, it eventually wore on my ears.  I eventually switched to Ayre which was more musical and relaxed.

joey54 you bet me to it

I've heard Vandersteens driven by Ayre amps and it's a great pairing.

There is a guy over in the Stereophile Forums, commsysman who runs a Musical Fidelity M6 PRX with an ARC LS26 Pre.  He says it is absolutely magical and it is his end-game system.  

MF M6 PRXs don't come up all that often used but they were re-issued as the M6s PRX and aren't absurdly expensive.  List on it is $2490 and it is a crazy good amp at that price.  MF is a strong value because it is made in Taiwan.  

There are going to be countless others mentioned and most will be excellent.   Look for an amp that is neutral to slightly forward. If the amp is too warm (Pass, Naim, AVM) you may find the system will drift dark. 

Ayre is undoubtedly a brilliant option.  Low maintenance, superb sound profile and wonderfully musical.  A used V5xe would be awesome.  

I am an MF dealer if you are interested.  I checked stock and the distributor has stock in both Silver and Black. 

Good luck to you.   

I heard the Treo CT with a full Bryston stack with the 4B3 amp. It was pretty good.

I own the Benchmark AHB2 amp and I would think that amp would be great with the Treo CT. They have a 30 day trial. I have 2 of them for my Thiel CS3.7

Just saw you have the ARC preamp. Maybe the Bryston amp would be a better choice.