Legacy Aeris owners which amp do you use and why?

@audiotroy, I have listened to Aeris at RMAF 2018 and bought them. They are on the way along with Wavelet. The reason I got them because of how good they sounded compared to others and I believe in good engineering.

Regarding loudness I play at 85 dB, typical listening levels for me. I understand that we need to account for 15 dB of SPL swing for dynamic music that brings it to no more than 100 dB maximum. I sit no more than 10 feet from the speakers. Give the above numbers I find the following from the calculator: Adjusting the speakers for 92 dB efficiency I see that I do not need more than 30 watts per channel to reach 100 dB of sound. 100 dB is too loud.

So I still do not understand why people are talking about 300 Watts of power. Is it because to get good first 30 watts the amps have to be rated 300 Watts?. I wonder if I missing something basic here. Why do we need zillions of watts?.

As I understand Aeris has bass powered internally so they should be more easier to drive with a decent amplifier.

I am going to try them out with the Line magnetic 508ia and may be A/B them with a class D amp that can put 500 Watt into 4 Ohm and see if I can perceive any difference. At this point I am skeptical I will notice any difference.

@mckinneymike, Usually a dealer deals with few vendors. And no one I have talked to is interested in loaning for testing.

@mtrot, Thanks for the fantastic suggestion. Krell FPB-300cx and FPB-200c have a lot of class A power. Used ones are in the affordable range. Thanks again.

@geek101

That really makes me wonder if there is any future for brick and mortar if none are willing to allow a home demo to make a sale and cultivate a long term customer.
  I am a dyed in the wool tube guy myself.  I would look for a really nice tube setup used on Audiogon.  Great solid state is well above the point that I would be willing to spend and then I would still be a tube buyer.  Still have yet to hear the type of sound I prefer from any solid state gear.  

A tube amp that will give you the power you need at a price that may more comfortable to you is the Rogue ST-100.  100 wpc with the KT-120's and still 75 wpc if you drop down to KT-77's. Of course may not be "high end or expensive enough" for some.