Amp for Sonus Faber Cremona M's


I'm looking at upgrading my system and I think my speakers are going to be Cremona M's. My current amp is an Arcam A28 and that is obviously not an ideal paring for the Cremonas. Does anyone have experience with what pairs well with Cremonas? Budget wise I'm looking at something in the $5000-$8000 rage.
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I've heard the Cremonas (not M, actually) with a Spectral combo and it was a good match; I heard the same pair (a friend of mine is the owner) with CJ's but I preferred Spectral: more "life" without losing "finesse" nor getting harsh at all. It was a DMC30 + DMA200 combo, but I guess other Spectral models could be good as well, if there is a "family sound".
Here in Italy it is a common opinion that Spectral + SF = good match (depending also on the single models).

I also heard the Olympica II + Luxman 590ax as in Hgeifman set up and yes, it was veeeery goooood. I now don't remember Cremona M's sensitivity, but if it is around 90db it could be a good match, indeed. But I guess it largely depends on room's dimensions and listening volumes: the 590ax does deliver, but 30wpc will be 30wpc.