Ah, I see. I asked as I have the same speakers, and a 100 watt tube amp. I was curious if there was something I may be missing. Perhaps there is, if I were to compare to a very powerful amplifier, but so far, a month in with my Sophia 2's, I am happy.
A couple of years ago I compared a 250 watt Pass Labs solid state amp (model X250) and solid sate preamp (model xp-20), in the same price category as my Audio Research VT100 mk II power amp and LS-25 mk I line stage. I wasn't using the Wilsons at the time, but I was toying with getting away from tubes. Despite the larger amount of power, I sold the Pass Labs gear and kept my ARC gear. It just sounded so much better that the comparison was quick and easy. My wife looked at me during the AB tests on the sofa and told me, "you'd be crazy if you sold the tube amps... they sound way better!"
I know this is not the perfect placement for this story, as your situation is different from my ARC vs PASS experiment, but perhaps it is useful in some way. Good Luck! I'd be very interested to hear what you purchase and what you feel about the improvements in the Wilsons with a more powerful amplifier.
I suppose if I were in your shoes, I would put the Audio Research solid state amps such as the DS 450 and amps from Balanced Audio Technology on the list of gear to listen to.
A couple of years ago I compared a 250 watt Pass Labs solid state amp (model X250) and solid sate preamp (model xp-20), in the same price category as my Audio Research VT100 mk II power amp and LS-25 mk I line stage. I wasn't using the Wilsons at the time, but I was toying with getting away from tubes. Despite the larger amount of power, I sold the Pass Labs gear and kept my ARC gear. It just sounded so much better that the comparison was quick and easy. My wife looked at me during the AB tests on the sofa and told me, "you'd be crazy if you sold the tube amps... they sound way better!"
I know this is not the perfect placement for this story, as your situation is different from my ARC vs PASS experiment, but perhaps it is useful in some way. Good Luck! I'd be very interested to hear what you purchase and what you feel about the improvements in the Wilsons with a more powerful amplifier.
I suppose if I were in your shoes, I would put the Audio Research solid state amps such as the DS 450 and amps from Balanced Audio Technology on the list of gear to listen to.