Recommendation for amp & pre combo +- 3,000?

an audio note integrated amp..(soro, I think) is a direct heated/single ended/class/pentode amp with 18 watts, can be had with a phono section or line, and sounds great. It is very powerful for the published power; I use the amp version (P2SE) to power a pair of Linn Keilidh speakers and they play just fine with all sorts of music and loud levels.
regards,
carl

The suggestions to look at the Ayre amp/preamp combo are good ones. I would also add the Bryston BP-25 preamp to your list, with either the Bryston 3B-ST or 4B-ST as the amplifier. The numerous audio mag reviews on Bryston's products can be read at the following Bryston Web site:
http://www.bryston.ca/revprod.html

Best regards.

I have to agree with Sean - the Dynaudio's will soak up lots of power. The more you can afford to feed them the better. The Monitor Audio's are a lot less fussy but you're talking two totally different sounding speakers.

My suggestion would be to ditch the idea of separates and get a really good integrated amp. You will save $$$ on interconnects and power cords.