Best Amp for Aerial 7B's, under 2500.00

I'm running 7B's as my front channels in my home theater and for two channel listening. I can't say what the absolute best is for under $2500 because there's many more that I haven't tried than I have tried with the 7B's. But of the four or so different amps I auditioned in my particular system, and of the dozens I've auditioned in other systems, for the money, build quality, and sound quality, I ultimately chose a pair of Aragon Palladium IIs. I also ran an Aragon 8008 BB on the front channels for a while, and it was a close second (the 8008 is running the surrounds now). By the way, the Palladiums and the 8008 blew the Sunfire two and five channel amps away, and, in my opinion, the Palladiums were better all around, especially in the bass, than several different Bryston amps I heard (including the 7B ST). I thought the sound rivaled the more expensive Krell FPB 200 and 300, and in several ways was better. You can certainly find mint condition 8008 BB's for much less than $2500, and even good examples of a pair of Palladiums for $3000 or less used. Jeff

Michael Kelly uses Classe at the shows, a classe ca300 used can be had for your price and will be a match for your aerials. You can find them at this site. Have Fun

I've heard both the Aragons and the Classe. The Classe is o.k., but not nearly as crisp and satisfying as the Aragons. You might also try some of the little monarchy monoblocks if you think you could do without some of the power.