Good Amp with totem model 1s?

What are you using for a preamp?
Will you consider a tube amp?
Conrad Johnson MV75

I had the McCormack DNA-1 with the Model 1's. It was amazing how a little speaker could fill the room AND have some bottom kick without being muddy.

i would recommend at least 150 or more watts with a very good amplifier (not 150 watts from a yamaha or sony receiver). i used more with excellent results.

I have been looking at the classe CAP 151 integrated also and i have read alot about how they work well with the model ones. Does anyone have experience with these?

I have owned the Totem Model 1 for a year and I understand how finicky they are with amplifiers. Vince at Totem has recommended to me these brands Plinius, Sim Audio, Naim 5i, and Sonneteer.

I used Sonneteer (UK solid state) and I coupled my Model 1 with a Totem Storm and REL Q201E and have good result. The combo can sound substantially better if I upgrade my CD player and interconnect cables.

You will need help from a decent sub like Storm or REL if your solid state amp delivers less than 50 watts per channel or you go with tubes. I have moved in with my GF so I will stick with my Totem Model1/Storm and Sonneteer combo for a while.

This is my ranking of the integrated amp for the Model 1
(Scale from 1-10)
Sim Audio 10 (very good bass definition)
Plinius 10 (very papable bass definition and Plinius separates, they look so cool)
Naim 8
Classe 8
C-J 8
Krell 8
Rogue Audio 7.5
Sonneteer 7.5
Prima Luna 7.0. Tube amps won't be able to extract the most out of Model 1 unless you go with C-J.
NAD C372 6.0 (NAD sounds a bit dry)

Last but not least, you will need a pair of good stands made by Totem or Sound Anchor to get the most mid range sound that you crave.