Solid State amp with wide soundstage

i'm w/tweekerman on the electrocompaniet amps. a pair of excellent aw60ftt's were advertized here on a-gon for $1200 - a steal at the price. no typical solid-state sound here. all the detail, w/no harshness or grain. works great w/tubed preamps, too...

dave99's recommendation of pass amps is good also, but i'd go for one w/more juice - those m20's aren't efficient enuff for 30wpc, imo... and, *real* slam will be difficult w/*any* amp - those speakers yust don't go low enuff...

doug s.

I agree, Doug. The guy needs the Revel F30 fed by Aleph 2s.
I found that to be a GREAT combo.

This may be a bit out of your price range, but try the Plinius 8200. I have this integrated with my M-20s and I really like it. The amp is 175wpc (in New Zealand), so I think it may be closer to 200 or more here. I've seen them on AA used for as low as $1500. I have a cheaper sub (a Klipsch sw-12... which will be replaced when funds allow), and it helps with the bottom end. Although, I really like the sound without the sub.... I think the Plinius helps to push those speakers a little harder. Anyway, hope that helps. Let me know what you decide on.

Dan

any more votes? Plinius vs. Bryston vs. Electrocompaniet i am staunch with sedond. Point of Fact: the norwegian lab Electrocompaniet makes a superior quality cdp just behind the Audio Aero and the Audio Meca, that should tell you something. I'm sure all the above mentioned are good amps. but what we are after in this thread and every other thread is which is the superior in terms of overall sound. yea you may pay a tad more for the electro. but you get so much more.

Check out Odyssey Stratos amps at $995. Very highly rated by The Absolute Sound. Check out consumer reviews of this amp at audioreview.com. Should still be a 5/5 with perhaps 100 or more owners doing the reviewing. Rated second best SS amp by International Audio Reviewer Peter Moncrief back in 1999.

150 wpc, 45 amperes, class A/AB, 20 year warranty, etc.. 30 day money back guarantee.

Their website is odysseyaudio.com. They should have a number of links to mag's reviews on their amps.

More than likely, you'd have to spend $4k or more on a SS amp to even come close to the sonic abilities of the Stratos. So people say. I had recommended these amp to a few people and they bought them. I have not heard any complaints about this amp. And no, I do not own this amp myself, nor am I in any way affiliated with any mfg.

-John