Virtue amps would be an excellent choice. They are well made and particularly good sounding for the buck. As an added bonus, you can customize the color scheme on them and swap in/out different types of power supplies. Good shtuff.
Combine that with say, a set of Nola Boxers or Sonus Faber Toys, and your friend should be pretty happy.
Combine that with say, a set of Nola Boxers or Sonus Faber Toys, and your friend should be pretty happy.