Looking for an amp....Opinions about Odyssey or Bel Canto audio anyone?

Thanks for all of the suggestions, I had another question of I were to buy the bel canto amps...
As I said, I was looking at the REF 1000M monos--as they don't make them any more, I would be looking for a used pair. Are there any tips about buying used amps/electronics that would help? I've never bought any used electronics before, and I'm a little leery about it. You just don't know how they been used or abused...should I have it checked out after purchasing to make sure it's running at full capacity? Is that even an issue typically, or do they generally run at full capacity until they break completely?
Thanks!

Jonas, worth a look here.. Parasound JC5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTBTDX4uPcI have the A21 stereo amp and it is very good. This amp is about 3 steps up. The Parasound sound HINT has the preamp bulit in, but I like the JC5.

While the Van Alsine stuff is plain it is fantastvalue sonics and reliability wise.....

@jonasandezekiel 

I haven't owned a Van Alstine amp in years but Frank builds a quality product and stands behind as well as being easily accessible through his forum on AC.  His operation is bigger than Klaus' at Odyssey so the time from order to delivery is much less.  I now have my fourth Odyssey amp in house, a Kismet stereo, though to be honest it hasn't been used much recently.  You can't go wrong with either companies amps sound or quality wise. Some would find the Odyssey amps to be slightly warmer sounding in general but Frank's new SET series is thought to be more in that direction as well.  As to the Bel Canto's they are all Class D module based and usually they either work or they don't.  If buying in that arena I would make sure I was buying a current generation product whether it be Ncore or Icepower.  That would be an NC500 or AS1200 based amp.  The Nord products from the UK have been around for a while now and Colin is easy to work with. As to an earlier question the NC1200 based amps are few and far between and none are going to be "reasonably priced" as Hypex set pricing guidelines on amps built with those modules.  

Are there any measurements for Van Alsine stuff?. They are highly recommended however.