best mach for SB venere 1.5

THks for ur answer soix,it did help,i have been looking in hegel and its one of my choices (h-80) along with krill s300i, electrocompanient pi2 ,musical fidelity m5 .what is most important to me ?uff I'm new in this so it was a huge step up from what i had bfr to venere 1.5,i like to feel as closes to artist as its possible ,so i guess I'm looking that "live"feeling ,wide sound stage and details .i listen to all sorts of music and most of it is melodic /piano and metal at the same time,so u have mix of dynamics,fast bass lines on one and details and piano /vocal parts on the other hand.i hope this will help

I have not heard the Venere, so am just suggesting some good integrateds that you might not have considered, mostly at $2K or under. I have quite a bit of experience with SF, but not with the Venere line, unfortunately. At 85dB and 6 ohm they may be a little hard to drive. Stereophile actually measured them at 82 dB, I believe.

Plinius 8200 MkII is very good, but also hard to find. Has a great following.

NAD C390DD is an all digital offering, scaled down from there more expensive M2. The M3 is also available used in your range, not DD.

I have always liked Naim, so the 5i or XS might be a option.

Absolute Sound used a Hegel H300 in its review. You should check out out the review if you have not already. You probably have if you are considering the H80.

I have a Pathos Classic One driving old SF Concerto and it is lovely rich sound. The tube front end is very nice if you like that richness. If you like real detail, a hybrid may not be the way to go.

Peachtree Nova 125 is also a hybrid integrated but adds a usb DAC. I have never heard one, but many people like Peachtree. Again, it is a hybrid so you get some of the tube sound.

Ayre typically matches well to SF. However, their AX-7e integrated can be hard to find used. But I bet it would be a nice combination.

Of course, Wyred 4 Sound is suppose to be the giant killer these days. You might want to look at their integrateds.

The Yamaha S-2000 is another option, at the top of your price range new. It has gotten excellent reviews. Don't be put off by the Yamaha name. It is a fine integrated.

Some of these may be a bit of overkill for the 1.5s. Just thought I would throw out some options to consider. Probably adds more confusion that help, but these are what I would consider in your price range.

Good luck.

thanks for ur help dtc

You might want to concider the Expsure 2010s2 integrated amp. It has gotten great reviews form professional and user reviews. I think it would be a perfect match for your speakers. I have not heard one myself but everyone that has seems to concur it is something special. $1695.00 and 75 watts a channel.

I'm acctualy gonna try to demo it nxt week