Best amp for Salon 2

@ac24 

"Thank you all. These are some solid recommendations in this thread."

Correction: Numerous attempts to help you and one sleezy sales pitch by someone trying to make money off you.

I’ve not heard a two channel setup using Anthem- only 5.1:so I really can’t comment there. I would say if you’re preferring to go with solid state try to get an audition with Plinius as well- they are a very robust product.

Personally I would go with Audio Research but I’m a little biased as I use it.

@mofojo Agree I will stay clear of the tube amps for now. 

@tony1954 - Thanks.  

Thanks. Also are monoblock always better than stereo all else being equal?

Really depends on a lot of things.  Better channel separation and beefier power supplies are implied, but how hard are your speakers to drive??

The reason I ask is that Anthem has 400 watts / Channel at 8 ohms. It’s hard to find monoblock with similar power without making the budget 5-7 times.

I would focus a lot more on how difficult they are to drive. If these are minimum 4 Ohm speakers then a lot of stereo amplifiers at 100 W/Ch or more will be perfectly comfortable. If they double power into 4 Ohms vs. 8 it's a pretty sturdy amplifier.

@ac24 

No problem.

I just get so tired of the shameless greed. The best option is always a product that he happens sell. Very convenient isn't it.