SS/Mono Amps Warm,Musical,Detailed

I went on a similar quest, and ended up with a pair of Theta Digital Enterprises. Although MF would disagree with me to a certain extent, I found them to be the best SS amp I could find in the three categories your list in the subject.

Those who have heard any Rowland and the far less expensive H2O have judged the H2O a clear winner.

I just bought 2 Threshold T400 and I am running them brideged to mono with my B&W 801 S3 Matrix. They sound great! 450 watts Class A in 8 ohms and double down in 4 ohms. They are fast, clean, detail but sweet at the same time and the bass is just incredible.

I also tried them in a bi-amp configuration. One amp driving the bass in stereo and the other the mid/high frequencies. I really like better the sound in mono mode.

The extra power provides so much more control of the speaker. You can hear how the speaker is reacting to the amplifier much better.

A pair of them will cost you under $4,500.