I also am running ML ReQuests. I've used Levinson ML334, Plinius SA102, Plinius SA 250 MK IV, and a BAT VK250 with the bat pak. The speakers didn't really keep up with the rest of the theater until i moved to the big plinius. With that amp i overdrove the room before the speakers or the amp even blinked. I got bored and moved to the BAT. I am having the same experience with it as the plinius, except that the imaging and depth have audibly increased.
I do like to listen loud, and these speakers are very transparent. You will end up driving them very loud before you get the same kind of 'full' feeling you get from traditional drivers.
So...relative to your experiences. The levinson and the smaller plinius would not drive the speakers to a level I was happy with. I was worried that i would cause either speaker damage or hearing damage with the SA250. I think that may have been because the Plinius had just an edge to it that made me feel they were stressing. With the BAT, the system seems effortless, and i drive the system to the level i like to listen without any feeling that they are stressing.
Hope that helps.
I do like to listen loud, and these speakers are very transparent. You will end up driving them very loud before you get the same kind of 'full' feeling you get from traditional drivers.
So...relative to your experiences. The levinson and the smaller plinius would not drive the speakers to a level I was happy with. I was worried that i would cause either speaker damage or hearing damage with the SA250. I think that may have been because the Plinius had just an edge to it that made me feel they were stressing. With the BAT, the system seems effortless, and i drive the system to the level i like to listen without any feeling that they are stressing.
Hope that helps.