Best Digital Amps

In addition to other companies like Bel Canto that will likely be around in 10 years and have world class real support, there are offerings from Audio Research: model 150.2 (not their 5 channel capable 150-M, but a new 2 channel listed at $2495)see http://www.audioresearch.com/150.2.html
and Jeff Rowland see http://www.jeffrowland.com/Model%20201%20Page.htm#specs

Does "best" take price into account?

Can anyone provide a list of "steet" prices for the units in question. I paid $840 for my Carver 1600s.

AR: www.acoustic-reality.com
and Jeff Rowlands new ice power amp are two good candidates.

Don't forget the PS Audio HCA-2 150 watt per channel power amp.

I have heard Bel Canto on HE 2003 in SF with Grand Utpias and was very disappointed, two years ago heard GU with Lamm and dCS and electronics it was another league.