BAT 75SE was the best i had on them. i've owned the Pass, but not with Wilson so i can't comment. auditioned both 250se and 75se and the tubed unit was clearly superior in all aspects (even bass)
Agree with Sbank, all your choices are good, and it really is personal taste, and totally agree you should throw Ayre into the mix. But, I would still go with tubes if it were my decision, unless SS is a necessity for your situation.
Jtwrace, Wilson has used ARC for many years, and ARC has had Wilson for many years- no secret there! But Wilson's national sale manager used our gear in his own system at home for years also. ARC and Atma-Sphere both can make some power, but are vastly different in every other way, yet the Wilsons seem to serve both approaches quite well.
IMO they are an easy speaker to drive, so one should feel free to experiment, since they don't need that much power.
with all due respect to the posts above, i had a long discussion with dave and daryl wilson a couple of months ago about the amplification they use. from what i understood they use spectral (ss) dma 360's (mit cables) and have used spectral for many years. this is not due to any particular synergy with spectral rather the neutrality, accuracy and speed of the spectral products. they had mixed comments about arc.
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