I am in the market for a $ 5-6 k monoblock amplif

I have the Herron M1 Monos and they're fantastic. There are individuals on this board that use them with their ML with fantastic results. Give them a try and you will not be disappointed!

I second the Rogue M-150 (used about $2,400) or preferrably the M-180 (about $1,100 to upgrade M150's). I used the M-150 and about a year ago upgraded to M-180 with the Logan Summits. I am very pleased with the combo. I would consider saving some money on amps and use it to move up the Logan speaker line.

I would likely buy the Clayton M200 or M300 Class A mono amps to drive thius electrostatic speaker. Maybe if you peruse the used equipment areas you can find them in this price range.

Greg

If you are looking at tubes, consider Manley Snappers, but you would need to order before February 15 when they are subject to a HUGE price increase.

If you are looking at class D, I might suggest looking at Red Dragon Audio. They offer ICE amps for $499 or $799 each that should fit the bill. The $799 amps are virtually identical to the old Bel Canto Ref1000. Red Dragon offers a return period as well, so there's no real risk. While I'm not knocking the ML Source (by all accounts, a very nice speaker), I'm not sure that I would spend $6K on a speaker that Audio Advisor is selling for $1400/pr. Of course, I've been told the same thing about spending an equivalent amount on monoblocks for my Zu's :)

Seriously, though, try Red Dragon. I conversed with them over the holidays. Very nice and very responsive. A pair of the 500 watt monoblocks should work extremely well for your application (probably at least as well if not better than the 1000 watt monoblocks). That leaves a lot of scratch left over to spend on a pre or a source.

PMB

PMB

Class D is still evolving and in my opinion the currrent menagarie of Class D amps will not bring long term satisfaction.