Power amp for Vandersteen Treo?

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.

Anyone hear Vandersteen with a Stasis amp -- Nakamichi or Pass?

yes of course. :-) My brother runs a T-200 w ARC / Lampizator front end to his Sig 3a.  The tweeter. in the Treo CT is superior, similar in the regular Treo. See my Casa Pacifica system for TREO CT w NAIM and Music Reference power. More than 100 w competent design is absurd. i run my RM-9 on the 2 ohm taps. Yes a low or zero negative fb amp like an Ayre is superb choice. Richard V has heard my NAIM amp on the treo, not dark at all. What is your budget ?

The low maint Vandy super friendly tube amps are the Quicksilvers but your balanced ARC pre should be used balanced. Consider Rogue also.