Choice of Amps

What's your spending limit? New or used? Tube or solid state?

I recently was using Atma-Sphere M-60 II.2's to drive N.E.A.R. 50Me II's with two pairs of ZERO autoformers used in lieu of speaker cables in a special configuration. The results were sensational. ZERO information is available at www.zeroimpedance.com. Read the testimonials there.

I only have approx. $1k and I am serching for used stuff.

The NEAR's are great,huh!You have to have the right amps for them to shine though.They tell you everything.How old are your NEAR M50's?I have meet Bill Kietyka who is 40mi. from me.Really an astonishing designer.
Freakin Stereophile really put his Co. under the P^&*(!Thanks Dick O.!
I will be getting a used set of M50se's soon I hope!I have a set of Modified M15's at the moment.

Anyways I am looking at those amps listed and really am leaning towards the Monarchy or Electrocompaniet.
Need the Impedence and sensitity level for the Electro. as I am using a passive.

Any help would be appreciated!

Abex, Bill Kieltyka at one time recommended Aragon amps to me for use with the 50Me II's. I have heard really good things about Electrocompaniet products. I owned a Monarchy DAC at one time and judging from the experience would expect their amps to be excellent, along with the comparisons to Pass amps.

I purchased the N.E.A.R.'s about 3 years ago. I recently gave them to my son and his wife as a wedding gift knowing my son liked them so much. I also think they're great.

I modified mine with some Marigo dots. I was especially pleased with the Marigo Dynamic Tuning bands on the woofer basket arms. These tweaks along with the double ZERO configuration were phenomenal. They were excellent by themselves too.