Amplifier for Vandersteen 3A sigs?

I read somewhere that the people at Ayre use Vandersteens in developing there products. I think they are an excellent choice. Take a good look at the Ayre V-3. This is an older model that is rated at 100 wpc, but don't let the power rating fool you. It's a very powerful amplifier that sounds great and can be found used between $1300-1400. If you decide to upgrade later on the Ayre will be easy to sell.

You owe it to your self to set these speakers up out in the middle of the room even if it's just for a short time before you put the LCD between the speakers.

My brother has the 3A Sigs and he took the traditional, most recommended, route - Audio Research 100.2 SS amp w/ AR LS16 mkII preamp. That combo is guaranteed to deliver satisfying results.

Why not check out the AR 300.2? There's a used one here for ~$3k right now. Teamed with one of AR's tube premaps, I think that would be a serious combination. Even better, one of AR's monster tube amps like the VT-200. for the same price as the 300.2

Quicksilver V-4's and Rogue M-150's are both excellent with the 3A-Sigs.

You might want to look for a pair of the PSE Studio V monoblocks. Very musical.
I have the 3A sigs and started with the PSEs. They are great little amps for a reasonable amount used. Moved up to Theta Dreadnaught to make it easier for home theatre. PSEs used should run around 1k for two monoblocks while a Dreadnaught can run you lots more(depending on the configuration)

I'm 11 years late to this thread but I've used a Krell 300i, Audio Research VT200, Musical Fidelity A308, and most recently a Pass Labs Aleph 3 to drive my 3A Sigs.

The speakers have sounded great with all these amps but the VT200 and Aleph 3 worked the best. In my current setup the Aleph 3 works the best. The speakers are very revealing and musical at the same time.

I've had these speakers for 16 years and continue to be impressed with them.