Best amp for Dunlavy V

The wolcott's sound great with Jazz and small ensemble's but with orchestra it gets a little strained at high volumes. I thought this could be attributed to a lively room. Is it possible that these amps at 220 watts aren't powerful enough. Your thoughts.

I have used peak reading instrumentation on my SC-V setup. On high dynamic range Mahler, Stravinsky, Bruckner etc where the average SPL of the Tutti passages is 90-95 db in my room, the peak power to the Dunlavy always is way above 220 watts. From my actual SPL measurements at concerts, these in room levels are actually a little low for a live Chicago Symphony performance. If you want to try this out for realistic volume performance try Mahler first with Boulez conducting the Chicago symphony (a superb performence and an very good recording) or Levi with Atlanta (an ok performance and a superb recording). Set the volume to 98-100 SPL just BEFORE the bass drum comes in in the last few seconds of the work. If you hear any strain on the brass it could be a lively room. If you hear strain on the brass change when the drum comes in or if you can't actually hear the rapid individual strokes it's most definitely your system.

I talked with Dunlavy and they were auditioning the Aloia 13.01. They said it is one of the bests sounds with Dunlavy V's. What is amazing is the amps are rated at 30 watts. The amps use an inductive power supply which makes a huge difference. I hope to check it out in near future.

Interesting, especially since the Spectron (which the Dunlavy folks have used as their demo amp) is rated at 1 Kilowatt with burst capabilities above that!

They're comparisons were that the aloia had a better soundstage,deeper and more precise.A more complete sound with great bass. With a 30 watt amp this is contradictory to most people's recommendations.