I just nudged a buddy to try a tube amp in place of his Pass amp. We found a refurbished Music Reference RM-9 MkII. This thing has balls. It measured 130watts/channel, has adjustable feedback, 10,000 hour tube life, easy to bias, built like a tank. It has that great tube midrange and incredible solid state like bass. There is one up for bid on eBay right now that looks really clean. You could have Music Reference bring it back to new for $600. Not a shill, just a big fan of Music Reference and Rodger and Tony.
Amp selection for someone on a modest budget...
I'm slowly upgrading my system on a modest budget and I'm looking to add a power amp next. I have Revel
Performa3
F208 speakers that I'm looking to drive with this/these amp(s). I would like to get an amp(s) that I could keep if I upgrade to other speakers in the future but that isn't a deal breaker. My room is 14' deep and 30 feet wide. I listen at about 11' feet from the speakers. Future upgrades will include additional Performa3 speakers but this amp won't drive these. My current receiver is a Rotel RSX-1055 which I am also looking to upgrade in the future. New or very slightly used is preferred. Any help is appreciated! Thanks.