Help me decide, please


Want to buy the best mono amps for around $7000 to $8000, something REALLY good.
By now, my options are:
Clayton M300
Marantz 9S2
BAT 600SE w/Bat Pak
Theta Citadel 1.5

I'll be using them with Tyler Acoustics D1 speakers.

Thanks for your help.
leog2010
SS amplification is a very matured industry..I see no reason the need to empty ones pocket when there are amps fofar less money and sound excellent..we need to all question the pricing and ask why so expensive? When most if not all mature industries usually come down in price,,the pc industry comes to my mind. I hope you find the amp of your dreams. But really, do we need to spend so much for quality sound?
With 90db efficiency, I would check out Tube Research Labs (TRL) Samsons Monos. There are several very accurate Agon reviews so check them out.

Contact Paul @ TRL if interested. He can build with all the options you need.
I've lived with a lot of amps over the years, solid state and tube. If I hadn't made the move to high sensitivity speakers I would have never given up my Clayton M200's. They were the best solid state amp I'd heard...power, control, nuance and always musical.

BTW, Lloydelee21, I agree on the Forte. I owned the Model 1a and they were a sweet 50w/ch of pure class A. For a 22 year old at the time, I felt soooo spoiled!!
FWIW, I have owned my M300's for several years now. Early on, I had a noisy transformer. Wilson now has a power supply upgrade which includes new transformers and a bunch of other improvements. After completing the upgrade, Wilson delivered the amps directly to my house, stayed and listened a bit and provided some set-up suggestions. That was almost two years ago and the amps have operated flawlessly since.

They are said to be quite overbuilt, even considering they put out 300wpc into Class A bias. The power storage capacity and other specs are amazing. The amps also double that power into 4 ohms. They are one of the best thought out products I have owned and include things like a low bias switch to keep heat down when not listening critically (or to use as a sort of warm up mode), power on lights that indicate when the amps are turned on and also which bias mode the amps are in, another power light in the back to help prevent operator error by moving cables when the amps are turned on, fuse access from the back, bumpers so they are not moved too close to a wall which can damage the attached cables, first rate binding posts, and excellent shipping boxes with detailed packing instructions since the amps are about 90 pounds each. All I can say is I am very happy with both the sound and operation of mine, and the amount of power on tap allows virtually any speaker possibility you would consider.

Having said all that in favor of the Claytons, I suggest you do yourself a favor and go listen to as many different amps as you can that are both in your price range and which supply the necessary power for your speakers.