Amplifier suggestions for Aerial 7b speakers?

I have a pair of Aerial 7b's. I'm using a Conrad Johnson mf2500a amp, which is a two channel amp at 250 watts per channel. It does sound good, but I wish that I had a bit more power. A couple dealers that I've talked to reccomended about 350 watts to drive Aerial 7b's well. Since you may need a three or five channel amp for home theater, that complicates things, narrowing your choices. As to brands, Classe' and Conrad Johnson work well with Aerials. A dealer that I know also reccomended Parasound Halo monoblocks as a good match. I hope this helps. Stan

Sorry to slightly disagree with Teikinas, but I think that the Meridian 559, at 300 wpc, might be a better choice to drive the Aerials. The 557 amp is 200 wpc. I just looked it up on the net. Stereo Exchange- New York City carries Meridian. On thier web site the Meridian 559 amp is discribed as able to "continuously drive loads down to 1 ohm and the capability of output current bursts exceeding 150 amps". It sounds like the 559 has the power that you're looking for. I have a Meridian 508.24 cd player that I'm quite happy with. I like the sound of Meridian with my Aerial 7b's. Just a thought. I've never heard any of Meridian's amps though. Stan