Lightning quick DYNAMIC amp in the under $1000 range

I own an STA200 and it is in fact a great little amp if you have the right preamp for it but in my almost 20 years with three different Vandersteen models my favorite amplifier match was Odyssey.  For $995 the Khartago is as good as you are going to get and it's higher input sensitivity makes preamp choice a lot easier.  The Khartago was a great match for several years with a pair of 2CE Sigs at my house and more than held it's own with Treo's. Plus there is a 20 year transferable warranty. 

jackd, I also thought of the STA200 amp for the OP. 

@celander 

For a while I had both the Khartago and the STA-200's big brother, Job 225, with the 2CE Sigs and they both worked great fronted by the W4S STP-SE so if the STA-200 has enough juice it will work well too but I think the Khartago is a better fit. Plus as was pointed out by others the Khartago can be upgraded all the way up to Kismet status using the same case. I've only tryed the STA-200 with the Nola KO's and the Verity Otello's which are more efficient than the Vandies.

Tomic, ty, and back at ya ! You too have a lot of background and experience. Can you find me ( know anyone ) a pair of ADS L 2030s ? ( from a prior thread discussion )… So, jackd, if the STA 200 sounded fine with the Nola KOs and the Verity Otellos ( both very fine reproducers of music ), I would think a pair, passively biamping the Vandys, would be a good thing. Two STA 200s vs One Khartago….? Enjoy ! MrD.

When I think of terms like “lightening quick” and “dynamic,” I think about an amp’s current storage reserves, it’s ability to control the speaker load (related to damping factor) and headroom (both voltage headroom attributed to a stiff, beefy power supply with decent voltage rails and current headroom).