amplifier for large advents?


I just bought a nice pair of original Large Advents. Which are the speakers I should have bought in 1973 when I purchased my very first stereo system. So any thoughts on a nice amp to drive them? Vintage or newer would both be ok. Not more then about $1000 used. I've been thinking about vintage Levinson, Audio Research, Krell and such but all a bit more than I want to spend. I haven't listened to a pair of Advents in decades so any current owners opinions would be greatly appreciated.
dfwlistener

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For sound more towards the warmer tube side of things, there was a pair of TAD Hibachi 125 monoblocks up for sale here the other day. I used to sell the Advents and have a pair of these and would like to hear them together.

For pure performance, a pair of 100 w/ch or so Class D amps would be another interesting choice. D-sonic might be a good place to look.

FWIW I still have my pair of OHM Ls (refurbed) that I bought back in the 70's when I sold both these and the Advents. OHM L was designed to have Advent sound in a smaller box and still have decent efficiency. These sound really good off my 500w/ch CLas D Bel Canto ref1000m monoblocks that I use to run these and other more demanding speakers, but are probably overkill for older Advents alone.
The amps one already have sitting in the attic are definitely the right ones to try! :^)