Wilson Sophia 2--- VTL S-150 or Ayre V1-xe?

I have no experience with the Wilson’s, however I went from a McIntosh MC402 (400 watts, solid state) driving Dynaudio Special 25’s (88db, 4ohm) to a VTL ST-150 and have absolutely no regrets. The VTL is a wonderful amp based upon the 6550 tube. It puts out more like 180 watts at 4ohm’s. Plenty of bass, lush midrange, good PRaT, etc.

Hi!

I have good results with Burmester 051 and 032. Saving for 911mk3 and 011. I tried it once and I can not forget it. Its solid state, but the sound just spetacular.

Cheeers, ToffenG

I do not agree with the "high current needed" comment. I'm currently running them with 27WPC Audio Note Japan Ongaku SET amp and they sound spectacular.

I also have a big, DIY 35WPC SET monos based on GM70 tube (think Lamm ML3 for the poor) on loan from a friend and they also sound excellent with Sophias II - in fact, better than ANY transistor amp I tried (and I tried quite a few - Dartzeel, Lamm, Pass, Krells - you name it).

I didn't say high wattage, I said high current, which are two different things. Of course other factors such as: type of music, preferred listening volume, and the size of listening room can influence which amp an individual prefers. You don't have to agree, because I'm talking about my experience with the Sophia's and I like you have listened to many amps.

27W SET amp is hardly a current monster. Quite the oposite.

The reason I posted this is that you seem to have a very strong opinions about the product, which I belive are not true.