Amperage for Apogees??

Just heard the Apogees driven by two Sony TA-N55ES stereo amps, (list $580 each) each run MONO, which gives 500 watts per amp into 4 ohms, and has enough current to drive the low impedence. Result? Grand, liquid, clean sound. But of course, it will sound equally well using any powerful, quality, solid state amplifier with a high damping factor, low distortion, and high current capability, regardless of the manufacturer. This restates the previous posting of finding a reasonably priced amplifier with high current capacity to drive the Apogees.

Let's get real. The Marantz MA700 Monoblock will deliver close to 800 watts of dynamic power into 1 ohm, 830 watts into 2 ohms, and 350 watts continuous into 4 ohms. At $500 list per monoblock, for $1000 you have all you could want in an amp for the Apogee. THX certified of course. No very "in" with the tweekies but hey do you want good sound or are you going to buy a 9 watt triode tube for $10k? Go figure!