Tube amp $2-3K used

First, do you have a way to match voltage between amps? How are you crossing your system over (i.e. active/passive unit)?? I guess what I am trying to get at is: How are you going to match the levels between your satellites and the bass speakers?

How effecient are your satellites? How big is the room? etc.... Do you need balanced connections? Are you OK with biasing the amps or, do you need something that self biases?

Lot's of questions for you to think about (maybe you already have). Some answers: You might ad the ARC VT100 to your list; a great amp that can be had in mkII version for around 2.5k. The Audiovalve amps look pretty nice and have lot's of cool features. I have heard good things about them but, have never heard one myself. I heard a couple of BAT amps and they were definitely not my cup of tea (YMMV).

Hope this helps

Chris

What speakers do you have?

The Rogue M-150 is a good choice.

Chris, I have an active crossover for that purpose. The overall system efficiency is about 88-89db. I have been known to play at realistic orchestral levels at times (90-100 db). The room is L-shaped in the rear and the length is about 25-27 ft with a 7-7 1/4 ft ceiling and the width is about 15 ft but there is an enclosed staircase on the right which reduces the usable width to about 12-13 ft. No need for balanced connections. As far as biasing is concerned, putting a screwdriver in a slot is as complicated as I want to get. Also I am 6'5" tall and about 300 lbs so crawling on the floor behind some amp while balancing some screwdriver and meter is out.

AudioK, I have a pair of Sforzando JL1 speakers. They are wonderful. Here's their website.

http://www.rtplinks.com/cgi-bin/redir.pl?std-112300-fyY38Hy3tI65-dR7CepwqS14l-17

you that listed lots of primo equipment. the boogie factor would be totally dependant on loudspeakers though.