Plinus vs. Burmester amps

I really appreciate the feedback guys, and look forward to more. I thought I would summarize comments made so far.

Burmester
Pro:
Best amp ever owned.
Best qualities of SS and tubes.
More dynamic slam than Pass.
Outstanding, very refined sound.
Easier on electricity
Bass quality and ability to control the woofers are specialties.
With Burmester speakers, best natural sound and a higher sense of reality.

Con:
A tendency to brightness.

Plinius
Pro:
No one hour warm up time for class A.
Non-fatiguing sound.
Effortless power.
Great bass control.
No "fizz" in treble.
Very strong bass and dynamics.

Con:
(SB-301) slightly rolled off on top and not the last word in transparency.

By the way, very nice system P59! I use the same Ayre.

I've owned the Plinius SA Reference amp for the past 4 years and it's the best amp I have ever owned. Regardless of running it in class A or A/B I've never had any heat build up issues to complain about running my Maggy's 3.7's but of course the amp in class A is hot to the touch.
Unfortunately I've never had the pleasure of hearing the Burmester line of products.
I think they are both very fine products and one could not go wrong with either.
Let us know which amp you end up purchasing ;-)

The difference in sound of a plinius running ab vs a is quite significant.

@ Falconquest

About the Burmester 911 Mk3 for "ME" is sonically
one of the best power amp (no matter tube or solid state)
ever made. A lot of experts (review from The Absolute
Sound/Tone Audio/Audiophilia/What HiFi and a lot of music
lovers worldwide have the same thinking.

I'd like to invite you in reading the following reviews:

http://www.tonepublications.com/review/burmester-911mk-3/

http://www.whathifi.com/burmester/911-mk-iii-
monoblocs/review

http://www.audiophilia.com/hardware/burmester911.htm

The Absolute Sound, Golden Ear Award, 2007
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The Absolute Sound, Golden Ear Award, 2007

"Quite simply one of the best-sounding solid-state amps to
thus far lighten our doorstep. It is an advance over the
earlier Burmester electronics in that it is not only close
to completely neutral but it shows no trace of the normally
ubiquitous transistor texture and grain in the upper
octaves. More interesting yet, to these ears, is how happy
it is driving all sorts of speakers, from the ultra-
revealing Kings to the sweetly euphonic Coltranes. An amp
for all seasons, and virtually all setups."