Which Solid State amplifier would you recommend for my budget?

Also look at Belles. ......A very good idea......

Modwright kwa 100 se.

Look at the Kinki Studio EX-M1 great amp 265 wpc i added a $300.00 sparkos op amp kit, and that made the amp sound even closer to Class A

Personel experience: Go with a Krell KSA-200S, KSA-300S FPB models. Its the benefit of the early Krell's without the Heat

Plan on sending them to the factory for a recap. Make sure they were not tweaked by an unauthorized service guy,

Any of the Parasound Halo's.

Good Luck

Stay away from these boutique amps,  nothing but trouble and headaches when you. Must ship em back for repair.

save your money,  for a while, and “have patience”, wait for the Sanders Magtech amp to be up for sale. Then jump on her as if you accidentally walked in on Elisha Cuthbert and Jamie Chung playing naked twister. 
 

best. Warranty in audio, gobs of power, high current, small and not too heavy. 
 

look up the review on the MBL Radiostrahler pair, even the pair of Sunfire 600s’ were lightly humiliated by the Magtech.  Last amp you will ever need. She looks unassuming and not much to look at, it’s the internals which matter, 

http://www.sanderssoundsystems.com/products/amplifiers/magtech-amp

call Roger, he loves to shoot the breeze, he is a engineer, you won’t regret the purchase.