You might want to consider the Prima Luna amps. They're very good sounding
tube amps that fall into your price range and will almost certainly drive your
speakers in the described room to satisfactory SPLs. I say "almost
certainly" because in the unlikely event that a) the impedence curve is
really nasty - per Newbee, and/or b) you need true "ear bleed"
volume levels, you might be pushing it with these amps. OTOH, that caveat will
apply to most tube amps in your $ range. The P/Ls also allow easy "tube
rolling" to provide you some latitude in adjusting the ultimate sonic
character by switching the output tubes. They sound great, are well built and
require little maintainance (auto-biasing).
Good Luck
Marty
tube amps that fall into your price range and will almost certainly drive your
speakers in the described room to satisfactory SPLs. I say "almost
certainly" because in the unlikely event that a) the impedence curve is
really nasty - per Newbee, and/or b) you need true "ear bleed"
volume levels, you might be pushing it with these amps. OTOH, that caveat will
apply to most tube amps in your $ range. The P/Ls also allow easy "tube
rolling" to provide you some latitude in adjusting the ultimate sonic
character by switching the output tubes. They sound great, are well built and
require little maintainance (auto-biasing).
Good Luck
Marty