I did have a V5ex, and sold it after a few days. Like most solid state amps, it sounded like a solid state amp. It was fine, just not great to me. I owned a few others before getting an MC402, which I REALLY like a lot. I was looking for an SS amp to best my ARC tube amps, which none of them did, until the MC402. I use mine with an ARC Ref3, with either Thiels or Quads. Try one, I think you will like it. I assume the 352 is extremely similar.
Need your opinion..Ayre 5vex and the McIntosh 352
Okay don't want to open up a can of worms here......But, please comment on the above amps and why you did or did not purchase them.....I like a nice warm 10th row seat sound, but also like good detail an resolution. The rest of the system is Avalon Eclipse, Rowland Synergy 2 II pre-amp, dcs Elgar and Purcell and a CECTL-1 transport.....cables are Synergistic Absolute Reference...all balanced. Let me know your thoughts.....