Good partner amp for Egglestonworks Anda II


Hello everyone, I was lucky enough to get a used pair of Eggleston Andra IIs for a good price, so far I'm loving it but I'm getting people telling me that the Andras are hard to drive and that i should upgrade my amp.

Although I'm quite happy with the Andras on the Mcintosh 275, I recently heard my previous speakers the Dynaudio c1 hooked up to kilowatt monoblocks from Bryston and I was amazed at the difference in drive and dynamics the Brystons made.

Now it's got me thinking if I'm maximizing those four 12 in woofers, obviously not right? I was hoping some of the more experienced forum members or other Andra owners can give me some advise on a power amp that's well suited to the Andras, I'm also willing to consider an integrated amp and I was also wondering if I should consider passive bi-amping since the Andras are bi-wireable. Thanks in advance.
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When I owned my pair of the Andra IIs, I had very good luck and great sound running a BAT VK-500 (w/ BATPAK) and a pair of DCCA power cables. It is a very nice, musical combination as long you can deal with the BAT weight and heat!
Other amps that I would recommend would be:

VTL MB-450 Signature monoblocks, if you like tube amps. These are very powerful, (450 wpc tetrode/200 wpc triod), tube amps, that sound very good. (They were what my one friend had immediately before upgrading to the Lamm M2.2s.) There is a used set on Audiogon for $3,500, which is a very good price, although they are for the original series, not the series II, which is the current production model, but for this price, it is probably worth it. (Note: These run fairly hot, so it might raise the temperature in your room a bit.)

If you prefer solid state, either the Pass Labs X350 (a 350 wpc stereo amp), which runs around $4,500 used, (also available here on Audiogon), or the Parasound JC-1 monoblocks, (400 wpc), which run around $3,500. (Both of these are very fine amps, but not quite in the class of the Lamms to be honest.)

I am sure others will have other recommendations.
If Eggleston has not done anything weird to the Dynaudio Esotar tweeter, I think Spectron will be a good choice. Spectron has superb transparency and extension, something I find complements well with Dyn Esotar like Dyn C5 and SF Extrema. Comparing Spectron to McIntosh MC501 is like lifting a veil, I even prefer Spectron over Pass X350.5 in most cases.
I am using a BAT VK600SE with Andra IIs. I have also run them with a DNA-500. My room is 14 by 18 ft.
There is a ton of bass energy available from those 4 12" woofers. Why not take advantage of it all?