Looking for great Amp for Martin Logan Prodigy woofers

I did a passive biamp using two Adcom GFA5802s on my Ascent i hybrids and I was happy for several years. When it came time to upgrade the amps I went to a single Pass X350 and still haven't looked back.

I guess my point is that one really good amp might be better than two mismatched amps. Doesn't mean that won't work. You won't really know till you try. There's probably a magic combination waiting out there somewhere.

Good luck

theaudioman; Sorry, I missed the part where you gave your budget in your opening post, which would rule out the M-1’s

Overall, I would say that you’re better off with one or a pair of better mono amps vs trying to run one amp on the highs and something different for the lows. I would try to do two of the same amps, which in this case would be adding another VT100. 

A better sounding amp is just that - better! The VT100 will run your Prodigy’s fine and I don't know if putting a Krell on the bottom will really give you all you're looking for. Something you could consider is upgrading your speaker cable and having them made in a bi-wire configuration, unless you like to change and go through cables, then it’s usually easier to sell non bi-wire versions.  Just my opinions...

theaudioman

They xover at 250hz, so just a Class-D for the bass will be fine that’s what their good at fast dry bass should match up to the speed of the esl's better.
Also get one with input level controls and that has higher gain than your esl amp, as you’ll have to match up the gains.

And it’s also good to have level controls on the bass amp because on hot humid days the esl panel looses a couple of db efficiency, and the sound "can" get a touch bass heavy, but with the level controls you just back off the bass a touch on those days

Cheers George

Two VT100s would generate a lot of heat. Not saying it's a bad idea, I've had one and replaced it with a Ref 110. People do bigger tube amps all the time but that's like 7 or 8 amps of standing current and 16 6550s in one room.

That's dedication.