I ended up getting a pair of Wolcott 220 tube amp's, in fact these were Albert Porter's amp's he used for his system. I must say these are the best amp's I have heard!!. I have tried everything from Audio Research VT100 to the VT200 and just recently the pass labs X350 and Manley Neo classic 250's and these are by far best I have had in my system with these speakers. Great amp's thank Albert!! I did go over my budget by some not allot, but was worth every penny. Thanks for all the help. I did want to try the Edge NL10 or 12 but never had the chance. My search is over.