Best Amp for Eidolon

I am using the ARC Ref300, and they are a wonderful pair. I have also heard them with the Rowland, and that is very nice. Burmester equipment is also a beautiful match. One of the things I have found and heard from others, give them as much power and quality as you can afford. They will run with an ARC CA-50 (50W) or a ARC VT100 (100W) and sound really nice. But when given 280W RMS or more with higher quality, the change is unbelievablely wonderful. The good thing about the Eidolons is they work well with nearly any amp, but will immediatly illuminate the character of the components driving them.

Hi Mike, The Bat 150se mono amps sound just astounding with the Eidolon!!! I tried to send you an e-mail but the post master kept on sending it back. If you send me your e-mail address I will get back to you in detail. Please try and hear this wonderful combination. All the best! Tom

I have heard them with VAC 140 monoblocks only, but I think that combo would be difficult to top.

Accuphase A-50V hands down. I previously owned the Rowland Model 10. If you have a smallish room, a single A-50V will work fine and subjectively sounds much more authoritative than the Rowland. A pair of A-50V's running in mono may be overkill. Also, if you sell your Eidolon's a single A-50V will work well with just about any other high-end design.

linkster is dead on. the accuphase a-50v, singly or in pairs, is superb with eidolons. the only other amps i'd consider are the jrdg 8ti (which i use-for now) or the boulder 1060 (assuming the 2060 is out of the question). both the the accuphase and jrdg sound on the slightly "warmer" side, while the boulder will satisfy those who prefer a highly detailed and "neutral" presentation. FWIW, i own eidolons and have heard them driven by at least a dozen varieties of amps. -cfb