Amp with Revel Ultima Studio or Salon

I use the Mark Levinson No. 23 with the Studios. They work great and I recommend it highly. (I would stay away from the 27 and 27.5, not because it would sound bad, but just because it would not have the power the Studios really need. I used to have a No. 27, and upgraded to the 23 after a month or two. Just not quite enough dynamic headroom for my listening tastes.)
BTW, I would have gotten the ML 23.5, but did not have the money at the time to get that particular amp.
The ML 20 series amps should work ok. Since they are monoblocks you will get more current than the 27 series, although, they too are only rated at 100 wpc. My guess is that it would work fine, but that is a guess.

My opinion is that any really good, high quality, 150 wpc or more, amp should work well with the Studios. (You probably need to double that for the Salon, btw.) However, with tube amps, I would think 200 wpc would be the minimum, since the speakers have an impedance 4 ohms.

My two cents worth any. Good Luck in your search!

I have had very good success with the krell fpb 300 and the studios. Of course, the levinson is also a good match.

I use Bryston 7B-SST with Salons. I auditioned the ML 436 with the Salons but liked the Bryston better. I like to listen to music loud and for extended listen sessions. I found the Bryston not only provided me with an extremely high quality sound reproduction but also fatigue free listening.

The ML 436 was also an amazing sounding amp with the Salons but it made my head hurt after 3 straight hours of loud listening. This is not a general statement but only one experience when I auditioned the Salons on an high-end all ML system that retailed for over $US 80K.

My ears are not that good enough to tell the differences in sonic attributes between the Bryston 7B-SST and the ML 436.

The Salons make good use of any extra power that your amps can provide. I imagine the Studios are similar in their power needs. I listend to the Salons with the Bryton 4B-ST and really hated it. It sounded underpowered.

There are 2 reviews in Stereophile with the Bryston 14B-SST and the 7B-SST powering the Salons. The 7B-SST review is actually quite negative, but I bought them because Bryton representatives told me that they should sound exactly like the 14-SST.

The SST line (vs ST line) is a really enjoyable evolution of the Bryston amps. I haven't had any desire to change these amps since the day I got them almost 2 years ago.