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Adcom GFA 5802 Upgrade

I currently have 2 Adcom GFA 5802 amps which I had used to biamp a pair of Infinity Kappa 9 speakers I recently sold. While I'm very happy with their performance, I'm considering selling one of the Adcoms and look for an amp which would be a noticable upgrade in performance. I would like to spend between $1,500 and $2,000 and prefer a solid state amp. Initially the rest of system I would use the amp with is an Adcom GFP750 preamp, Logitech Touch/PS Audio Link III DAC, and Yamaha NS1000M speakers or KEF 104.2 speakers. In the near future, I plan to purchase a pair of Magnepan 1.7s and I would plan to use the new amp with the Magnepans. My musical tastes run from Tony Bennett to Diana Krall to classic rock. Any recommendations or experienced would be appreciated.
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mechans
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You will hear the refrain that Magnepans perform better with as much power as you can give them. Or something to that effect. I am afraid a quality SS high current amp is going to cost more than $2K.
Nonetheless there are certain amps that are known to work well with Maggies. Keep an eye out for any prpobably used Spectron Musician, Sanders system, Coda, H2O ICE power and others.
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