Murillo...I don't think your observation that Wilson only showcases the Maxx's with SS (Krell or others) is accurate. Here are blog entries from a few audio shows showing the Maxx 3s being driven by tubes: CES 2010: http://blog.stereophile.com/ces2010/super_priced_lamm_system/ SSI 2009: http://blog.stereophile.com/ssi2009/wilsons_to_the_maxx/ |
Best amp/Wilson combination I ever heard was the VTL Siegfried Reference mono's driving the Alexandria X-2. Next best was an all-tube Audio Research chain driving the Maxx 3's. Wilsons like tubes, especially well regulated tube amps with wide bandwidth. My favorite is the high powered, highly regulated VTLs for either the Maxx's or Alexandria's. |
Dirtydenny - Audio Buys in Nashville carries Wilson, and they provide some pretty good discounts. Murillo - I have heard Wilson Sophia 2, Maxx 3, and Sasha with McIntosh (SS and tube), VTL MB450, Musical Fidelity, and Lamm hybrids. I have not heard the Krell. My preference is Lamm M1.2 Hybrids which to me have the best virtues of both tubes and solid state. Note that I own Sashas, not Maxx. From what I understand, the Sashas are harder to drive than Maxx. Do some research on what people at the Wilson factory own, you will find that many own Lamm and that Vladimir Lamm owns Wilsons (when he could own any speaker he wanted). |
It is my understanding that some of the very best synergy available with Wilson speakers is with the CAT amps - one of my dealers in Manhattan said that the best system the store ever put together was based around the CAT monoblocks and big Wilsons. In addition to having great finesse, the CAT's remarkable output transformer (at 55 lbs., it weighs as much as many amps) and power supplies (the amp weighs 192 lbs.) can deal with the low impedances that the bigger Wilsons present to an amplifier. |
