Here is a different option for you, and for panel fans...
Read my review of the Redgum Audio Articulata Integrated. One of the most unusual products I have encountered in terms of design, but the manufacturer is uniquely skilled. This integrated drives the Kingsound King III ESL speakers better than any monster mono amps I have reviewed. Freakish ability to wake up a panel speaker.
I very much enjoy the Benchmark AHB2 amplifier in Mono (2) mode, but they do not have the capacity of the Articulata to drive a panel so powerfully. I have not found amp(s), tube or SS, up to $25K that outdo the Articulata with the panel speakers.
Read my review of the Redgum Audio Articulata Integrated. One of the most unusual products I have encountered in terms of design, but the manufacturer is uniquely skilled. This integrated drives the Kingsound King III ESL speakers better than any monster mono amps I have reviewed. Freakish ability to wake up a panel speaker.
I very much enjoy the Benchmark AHB2 amplifier in Mono (2) mode, but they do not have the capacity of the Articulata to drive a panel so powerfully. I have not found amp(s), tube or SS, up to $25K that outdo the Articulata with the panel speakers.