Pricing may be a touch higher than your budget (with discount who knows?) but The Gryphon Diablo sits nicely in the category you aspire to !!
any one box amps that come close to monoblocks?
I am trying to find a high quality amp 5-8k in the 250w per channel and up range that is in one box but gives separate power supplies like a monoblock. I know the mono is better sonically, but the logistics of extra wires and boxes causes a problem in a confined space. Likely driving dali mrs5. thanks a lot.