DWPC
you have an excellent pair of speakers that you have not heard in their true resolving nature. You owe it to yourself to do a take home demo of some fine amps and preamps to hear what the Vandy's are truly capable of.
I used to swim in the world of good midfi - NAD amps
I made the jump to Audio Research several years ago and never looked back. there is plenty of good top end gear that can be had relatively inexpensively used to help you make that next dramatic and vital step.
As for whether you have too little power, if you are hearing distortion of quick loud passages in the music you may be clipping the amplifier. Probably not. But if you audition a full bodied amp and pre that let the music be registered fully then you'll really seem how much music you have been missing
Tom
you have an excellent pair of speakers that you have not heard in their true resolving nature. You owe it to yourself to do a take home demo of some fine amps and preamps to hear what the Vandy's are truly capable of.
I used to swim in the world of good midfi - NAD amps
I made the jump to Audio Research several years ago and never looked back. there is plenty of good top end gear that can be had relatively inexpensively used to help you make that next dramatic and vital step.
As for whether you have too little power, if you are hearing distortion of quick loud passages in the music you may be clipping the amplifier. Probably not. But if you audition a full bodied amp and pre that let the music be registered fully then you'll really seem how much music you have been missing
Tom