I can now confirm that the ideal amplifier for this speaker is the Audio Research Ref 75SE - it is truly stunning. Big, open sound that brings the woofers together and presents a singular coherent image. This is not the whitish, SS-sounding ARC of yesteryear - best amp in years. Quite frankly everyone who has heard the combo can't believe it.
Another Gibbon X owner just received his 75SE - after trying a half dozen amps including Shindo, Leben, LM, etc. - and has relayed the exact same thing.
Highly recommended!
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