Besides Spectral, what else do I try........

Also you might want to add the Edge amplifiers to your list - Spectral is the only thing that perhaps comes close to Edge (according to HP), and Edge has clarity, speed, ... and finesse....something very, very few amps have ... in spades. Soundstaging is almost always best with monoblocks.

Enjoy!
-Mike (Edge Dealer)

Belles 250i Integrated,vacuum tube preamp section [1 tube], separated power supply,sound is what your looking for,I don,t think it has an equal at 5 times the price. The only amp I like better is the $35,000 YBA.

Edge=ugly wedding cake amp. Some of the poorest industrial design I have ever seen. With looks like that, a price tag no sane person would countenance, one would seriously hope that it sounds good. In fact, one would seriously hope that it transcends the laws of physics. Good luck Edge! At least Spectral looks solid and serious. Maybe there is more to blind testing than meets the eye?

From what I have heard, Spectral fans are Rowland fans. I matched my Spectral pre with Rowland power amps...great combo!

I have tried a Spectral preamp/amp, Transparent cable system in a previous system. I have owned 28 different amps in the past 12 years. Give Spectron a look. A digital amp that has quickness ( slew rate, rise time ) and neutrality. It allows you to voice your system however you want to. Power output is tremendous with over 600 wpc. Does things other amps and digital amps cannot. I needed to have a lot of convincing to even try a digital amp. No bits chopped here. It is glorious now that I have tried it. It never went back. Try Galen Carol Audio to take one for a spin and a fair deal, gcaudio.com.