Amp for Focal Electra 1008Be

Reno Hi-Fi offers a trial period just pay shipping to and fro if you don't keep the item ....

@czbbcl : Thanks Chuck...in that case will look into pass as well.
@jafant : was looking at Transparent music wave + .... any comments on them?

Yes Jack- Transparent cabling is outstanding!
The company offers a very generous upgrade program so you are never "stuck" w/ any certain model.

@jafant:  thanks :) 
@all: Auditioned Hegel H160 and Plinius Hautonga today on a pair of technics floorstanders (new ones after its rebirth)
Hautonga by Plinius - Warm sound but relaxed with a decent sound stage
Hegel H160- just Gorgeous enough to make me smitten! slightly warm but open sound stage. Amazing highs (heard Adele's vocals for both and loved Hegel a bit more)
However the dealer did say YBA's are just fantastic (he just came back from the munich hifi meet) but again I dont have YBA's to audition :'( 

I heard the Focal 1008Be paired with a Rogue Chronus Magnum at Stereotypes AV here in Portland - I'd spent a wonderful afternoon auditioning ARC Ref75 SE and Devialet D200 with Sopra No2's and Utopia Scala's and happened to spot this setup in their downstairs room.  I was more than impressed.  After hours listening to a high end system this rig blew me away, managing to capture 90% of the big system.  Tone, dynamics, PRAT, and sheer musicality. Suffice to say, it's on the shopping list for my second system.  Analysis Plus Oval Nine cables.  It's one of very few systems I'd recommend without an audition - it's that good.   The source was SimAudio's loweest level DAC and MIND.