Audio Physic Virgos......

Pass Labs Aleph 2 Monoblocks, perfect. I also use BAT VK200 also with good results.

I've heard the APV's several times with the Hovland preamp and amp. For some reason they are being positioned as a natural combination. As a combination they offer stunning detail and imaging and are not harsh, but every time I heard them I felt that something was missing - harmonic information or "musicality", whatever you call it. I would not be happy owning this combination and I would caution against purchasing this combination unless you have a chance to hear it and develop your own opinion. There definitely were other listeners who liked it, and some others who also disliked it, citing the same issues I did.
Art

I owned the virgo's for 2 years, and have heard them with around a dozen amp/pre combo's.

Best ss : pass labs aleph 2 w/aleph P.
Best tube : vt100m2 (esp with a vk-30SE or 50SE preamp)
Cabling : Nordost red dawn/spm/quattro-fil for i/c and
spkr. Red dawn is a good price/performance
point for them.

Generally these respond best to medium powered, high detail, low grain amps. Nordost red dawn's are a great cable match.

One of my friends had the full blown spectral setup with the virgo's. You do have to like that spooky 'hyper detailed' spectral sound, because the virgo's will give you more of it than any other speaker.

I owned the virgo's for 2 years, and have heard them with around a dozen amp/pre combo's.

Best ss : pass labs aleph 2 w/aleph P.
Best tube : vt100m2 (esp with a vk-30SE or 50SE preamp)
Cabling : Nordost red dawn/spm/quattro-fil for i/c and
spkr. Red dawn is a good price/performance
point for them.

Generally these respond best to medium powered, high detail, low grain amps. Nordost red dawn's are a great cable match.

One of my friends had the full blown spectral setup with the virgo's. You do have to like that spooky 'hyper detailed' spectral sound, because the virgo's will give you more of it than any other speaker.

I've been enjoying my Virgo IIs with Blue Circle BC2 monos. Upstream components are Sonic Frontiers Line 3 and YBA CD1a. The sound is amazing, but I haven't tried the Virgos with another amp, so I can't really advise. I have heard that the Virgos generally work better with higher power. I'm hoping to try another amp soon too, just to see if I get a different sound. Good luck,
John.