After 20 years, in the market for a power amp

Thank you for all the responses!
 

Part of what is making this difficult is that I am actually buying not so much for the GE’s, but rather what comes down the road (which could in fact be more GE’s). So the real exercise is what pairs well the Primaluna but also with a future pair of speakers in the $10k range or higher.

I am looking to add some power for that reason. Maggies are off the table due to my room layout, but just about anything else is possible. A Pass 250.8 is probably my dream amp and within striking distance used. But I’m not married to that idea. I know there are a lot of folks on here with more knowledge than I do.

Why not stick with Klaus and go Odyssey Kismet?

Fair question. But after 20 years, I’m ready for something else. I’m a huge Klaus Bunge fan, and I’m going to be sending the Khartago in for repair and to serve as a backup amp. (I gave my old backup away) But I’m not specifically opposed to going back to Odyssey, (and have considered going to Stratos monoblocks, but I lack adequate space for them)

nice budget. My "pricey" list would be Sugden, Simaudio, Hegel, Moonriver

A couple of years ago I found a used Ayre VX5-Twenty and it is such a great match with all the different speakers I’ve used with it—Maggie 1.7i, Audio Physic Avantera+, ProAc, Genesis 7f. A very versatile and reliable amp for the long haul.