Amp for Sonus Faber Elipsa SE

On my stradivari, I preferred tubes for voices but SS for dynamics, bass.

Cary 211FE was my tube amp
Classe M600 was my SS amp

On my system, I use a CJ 2500A with the Elipsas SE. Great sound for my ears. Best,Ari.

What do you prefer? Tube or solid state?

I rotate through amps on my Strads. Bryston 28BSST2's or Hegel H30 with a low output impedance tube preamp, like my CJ GAT, is superb on mine - superb control and soundstage. Strads need power to show their best but quality is better than quantity. I suspect the Elipsa SE are similar. If you want a sanely priced option, the Job Monos will be awesome. I had the Job 225 on my Strads and while, for the majority of my listening it was fine, I do feel the more powerful Job monos will be better.

Tube gear is buyer's choice. Believe it or not, one amp that gets a fair amount of use on my Strads is a Jolida Fusion 3502 with KT-150's (under $2K retail). A wonderful combo that will not break the bank. My taste runs more towards Conrad Johnson. Buy what you can afford. Audio Research and McIntosh are another superb combo depending on your taste. 

Do you have a budget you could tell us? We could point you in a better direction. What is your preamp? Or are you planning on amp and preamp at the same time?

One more thing regarding solid state amps for the Elipsa SE, I heard them once, briefly, with a Krell sliding bias amp.I forget the model. It was really good and confirms my belief that amps like that (Odyssey, Bryston, Parasound, Pass, etc.) will be great with appropriate preamp.