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Best Amp to drive my Apogee Stages?

Greetings all.
I am wondering if I might get some good suggestions from anyone who might be firmiliar with the Apogee Stages. I have owned them for quite awhile, but due to blowing up my Krell (300i)intergrated amplifier more than once now (a $400 bill to fix it each time) I beleive that it is time to buy the right amplifier for the job. I need more power for sure, but my wallet is light these days. This means that I must minimize my purchase to something definitly under $2K and even more like $1200 price range. This seems to limit me quite a bit in my findings, but I am wondering if I might have missed something with my research so far? I have reviewed Krell, Levinson, Pass Labs and Threshold to date. Each have older options in my price range, but I am not certain if any will work better with my speakers?

Any thoughts out there?

Thank you in advance.

-LoveItLoud
loveitloud
loveitloud OP
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I realize this thread is fairly old and I have gotten some wonderful responses already, but I looking to receive some more feedback.

I am thinking about buying a Threshold amp and there are currently 2 on Audiogon for $800. There is an older Threshold 400A (100W) versus a newer SA/3 (50W). Which of these amps would do a better job for my Apogee Stages?

Thank you for any and all responses.

LitL
captainfantasydeluxe
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4x Leak TL/12 Plus. 12 Watts/amp. Loud, tight, spatially accurate, subtle, sweet as... Go figure. Yep, I'm running my Mini-Grands on around 25Wpc (plus a couple of kW's for the 'subs'). My friends and I can assure you that the sound is scarily real. The system produces any sound, realistcally IN 3D+!
I have had no reliability problems-Krell take note. These British 50+ year old classics cook without cooking (if you know what I mean?). Many parties cranking wild sounds at party-level, then some sweet-as Laura Marling for the afternoon after. Flawless unless you REALLY want to vapourize ribbons...?
lvman777
8 posts
 
SUNFIRE 300x2....with "Scintilla Mod"
dave_72
1,399 posts
 
I had the Stages for a brief period 25 years ago. Cheaply built overrated speaker. I was driving them with a Levinson 23...the 23 always got hot a shut off, and I blew more tweeter/midrange ribbons than I can count. Maybe they were defective, I dunno, maybe both the 23 and Stages were defective? Anyway, terrible experience, and I didn't even bother to sell them. I took them right to the dumpster! lol.
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