Looking for great Amp for Martin Logan Prodigy woofers


I am rebuilding my audio system; centered around getting the most out of the Martin Logan Prodigy.  I have Audio Research VT 100 (intended to drive the panel section).  Now I am looking for a second amp (stereo or Mono blocks) to drive the low end.  I've seen a lot of people using McIntosh, but I am not going that way.  I want a used, well-built and rugged, yet musical amp, (like the Krell FPB 300).  The budget is $2.5k  Does anyone think Krell is the way to go? Suggestions please.
Thank you
 
theaudioman
The Krell 300c is an excellent choice. That’s what I had with my prodigy’s however if you plan on biamping you’ll have real problems trying to do that with two different amps even with a crossover. They will never blend and sound coherent. One single powerful amp will sound better IMO. I was pretty happy with the Krell/Prodigy combo. If you want some tube sound in there I’d do it a tube preamp
Thank you carey 1110.  Great to know you've been there and done that.  Naturally, I have more questions:
1) I am looking at model 300, here in Audiogon.  I believe yours, the model 300c, was an upgraded version of the original 300.  Are you familiar with their performance differences?
2) Any ideas about their fair market price(s)?
3) What did you replace the prodigy & Krel system with, and how much better is the new system (This wont hurt as I am rebuilding my system from scratch.  Might as well know what's out there.
4) What was the best, and the worst, thing about that combo... musically speaking?Thanks
In regards to the M-1’s, those amps got a horrible review because the pair that they were sent was completely new without being properly run in.  The amps are a minimum 300 hour break in and will actually sound worse as they play and after about175 hours they will finally start to crawl out of the hole and begin to get better ultimately surpassing how they started after taking them out of the box.  They probably we’re at the lowest point around 150 hours when the review was written. A properly broken in set was sent after and I believe there was a small rebuttal that was posted, but the damage was done and the”audiophile” community avoided them.  Many dealers use those amps to run passive subs, even over one particular high end in-wall brand who makes their own amps.  It was a good learning lesson and every product that has ever been reviewed after has always been properly broken in before sending to a reviewer.  Thanks!
Thanks for the clarification. I read that bi amping the Prodigys is an impossible task because it will never sound seamless while using one amp  for the panels and a separate amp for the sub. Any thoughts?
I did a passive biamp using two Adcom GFA5802s on my Ascent i hybrids and I was happy for several years. When it came time to upgrade the amps I went to a single Pass X350 and still haven't looked back.

I guess my point is that one really good amp might be better than two mismatched amps. Doesn't mean that won't work. You won't really know till you try. There's probably a magic combination waiting out there somewhere.

Good luck