Boulder 1060 amplifier sound vs. Krell EVO 402

It my experience Boulder has a slightly more refined and more natural sound. I'd lean that direction if it were up to my preferences.

I don't believe you would like the boulder 1 bit with your'e revels, just my opinion I just auditioned their 25,000.00 and 45,000.00 2 channel amps and they sounded like cr"/ ? way to forward with the highs !I then auditioned the new ayre and my speakers were taken control of and performed like magic !

What I understood from a dealer is that the Boulders 850 mono blocks are better then the 1060 stereo amp. I have no idea how they would preform with your speakers.

When you audition the Boulder, make sure the equipment has been turned on and playing music for at least 24 hours. If listening from a cold power up, or even a recent power up, the treble will sound forward and exhibit other solid state attributes (read "bad"). When fully warmed up, Boulder equipment is extremely liquid, neutral, three dimensional and lifelike. The sound is gorgeous. The 2000 series offers better liquidity, more three dimensionality, and a more realistic midrange than the 1000 series, while the 1000 series sounds faster and dynamically more explosive (not necessarily a bad thing). I think Boulder gets a bad rap sometimes because people audition the equipment cold, and it does sound really bad when cold. I leave my stuff on all the time. Hope this helps.

I've heard Boulder more than once, and it always sounds great. They are also very well thought of. A first hand listen is probably necessary no matter what direction you lean in. I cannot imagine how you could go wrong w/ either or Cshouse007's Ayre's (I have owned them myself). If you like SS and the sound of your speakers you're pretty safe.