Solid State amp with wide soundstage

I'll second the McCormack DNA-0.5 or DNA-1. Very open, quiet, transparent, and smooth but with great detail and wide/deep soundstage. In fact, lots of tube lovers have praised McCormack amps. Another plus is you can save your pennies and have them upgraded by Steve McCormack(SMcaudio) into what many call some of the best amps available at any price. I've been using a DNA-0.5 Rev. A for a couple years and haven't come close to even thinking about upgrading. Steve is also great to deal with--very honest and straightforward. Best of luck.

Tim

You may be able to find An Aloia amp used for close to a grand. A great amp regardless of price. Sold my Wolcott amps which sold for $9000 and got better sound.

Perhaps add a sub for low end slam ... ACI or REL. Both can be had under $1000. A high powered (100+), detailed solid state amp for under $1000 is a difficult find. You might get power, or fidelity, but probably not both at that price.

for a grand the pass labs aleph-3 is the best out there.
read the reviews.check all the awards.listen to one if you can.dont be fooled by the 30wpc rating.plays loud with my 92dB speakers.great bass too.some say the bass is crap with the aleph series.I say it sounds realistic.ever hear the bass of a mega-watt krell?? doesnt sound realistic to me.it may crack your cement foundation but it doesnt sound natural.
get a pass aleph-3 and hear how music really sounds.

arc d200

a wonderful piece and there's one on ebay right now

tom