I have used Bryston 4bs with Infinity RS1-a's and found the bass to be amazing and there to be impact and detail on the high end- particularly with complex passages and very little compression. I also had the 4 towers flanked with a pair of SW-1 Entecs (3 10 inch serve controlled woofers with a 500watt amp per side). Ran it with a Wadia 860.
I like tubes- but my experience so far with an Audio Research VS110 was that there was no slam or impact or clarity at higher levels. It is possible the unit was not broken in- and I have sent it back for a look through as GNS did a mod to improve it. At low levels... it is engaging. I did feel I could not play the system very loud at all without compression...and of course this is one of the amazing things about the Infinity RS1b is that you can get live sounding levels. So I am hesitant to give up the "live sound levels" in exchange for good sound at lower db.
I have two sets of RS1b's now and need to find a great amp combo.. I was thinking of a Audio Research VT200 as I loved the sound of the VT100MKII and found it played quite loud and clean on several other types of speakers.
I like tubes- but my experience so far with an Audio Research VS110 was that there was no slam or impact or clarity at higher levels. It is possible the unit was not broken in- and I have sent it back for a look through as GNS did a mod to improve it. At low levels... it is engaging. I did feel I could not play the system very loud at all without compression...and of course this is one of the amazing things about the Infinity RS1b is that you can get live sounding levels. So I am hesitant to give up the "live sound levels" in exchange for good sound at lower db.
I have two sets of RS1b's now and need to find a great amp combo.. I was thinking of a Audio Research VT200 as I loved the sound of the VT100MKII and found it played quite loud and clean on several other types of speakers.