avantgarde UNO nano seeking a matching amp

I have the avantgarde uno's as well with a Cary 300sei and understand what you are saying. I did some checking with my local dealer, and he recommeneded the Quicksilver horn top amps. Quicksilver makes a tube monoblock amp that is suppose to be super quiet for horns but produce more power than the cary 300sei.

Also, he recommended a low power push pull amp such as the copland integrated, or pathos integrated. He said by giving the avantgarde's 50 watts of power in push pull should really light these up. I am in the process of changing my 300sei out as well. It sounds great as a good quiet amp for jazz, classical, etc. but do not really perform as expected.

Hope this helps,

Steve

I would go with either the Avant Garde Model 5 or Lavardin IS Reference or a Leben cs-600 or a Mactone XM-IIA - The Mactone would be far superior to the rest.

If you can swing them high output SET like Cary 805's or and 845 based set up.I liked Bel Canto 845 amp.If you want more power and 30 isn't' enough still check out review at www.6moons.com about battery operated Class T type (much less efficient and more expensive than Class D) Redwine Signature 30 amp's.They make a 30 watt with gain control for $1500 and a pair of 70 watt Mono's for $3K.They compared them to really nice (pricey) SET.Battery operated they are supposed to have all the tonal qualities of SET but of course no tube "bloom" as they are solid state.Was only non tube unit to make the 6moons best of 2006 of 6 products chosen.Worth a read and maybe trial if you can get from Vinny the owner.
Cheers
Chazz

I heard Avantgarde speakers on numerous occasions at different shows, dealers, and in owners' homes. Two of the best three setups were using the Audiopax Model 88 monoblocks and the third was based on the Lamm ML2's. The stereo Audiopax amp doesn't quite have the headroom of the big monos and the Timbre Lock function works a little differently, but still the overall character should be pretty close to the monos.