I have had ARC amp preamp as well as bryston amp before, have tried it all from all tube gears to full SS setup to mixed.
My current setup is ARC LS27 + parasound JC1. Bryston is known to be extremely neutral sounding gear, not surprising as they are known in pro audio circle. The JC1 is smooth sounding leaning a touch toward warm side of things (first 24w is pure class A). My spk is 91db, and JC1 has no problem driving even 8xdb planar spks anyway. They sounds glorious, fast, light yet can be listen hours without a hint of fatigue.
you might want to check out this combo with your spks. headroom is important not because u listen to rock, or having a big room, but it affect the speed of the drivers (big amp can CONTROL the drivers better, simple as that), and thus the imaging, timing, PRaT(Pace, Rhythm, and Timing).
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