McIntosh Solid State vs VTL with Sashas

[Cellindo]

Originally Posted by PHC1

Was it a Plinius SA-Reference? I think just about any well designed Class A amp would sound great with Sasha.

Hi PHC1, it was simply the 'little' SA-201, not even the beefy SA-Ref. I would love to listen my Sophia or the new Sasha with a SA-Reference.

[daveneumann]

Originally Posted by PHC1

I think just about any well designed Class A amp would sound great with Sasha.

Other than Lamm, Pass XA series and Plinius Reference, what are some other top tier class A biased amps that would also have the current required to drive the Sashas?

[cmalak]

Accuphase and Vitus are a couple of options

[David]

One low cost experiment might be to take the C2300 out of the chain (it is not that "tubey") and substitute a separate phono preamp and a high quality tube buffer, if there is such a thing. I have a 402 and once tried a Musical Fidelity tube buffer. The experiment was an instant failure because the buffer raised the noise floor and resulted in a loss of resolution. I have been curious about the Audio Horizons TB 5.0/5.1 which boasts of a low noise floor.

[PHC1]

Originally Posted by daveneumann

Other than Lamm, Pass XA series and Plinius Reference, what are some other top tier class A biased amps that would also have the current required to drive the Sashas?

Boulder and Gryphon besides the ones mentioned by yourself and Cyril.