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Best amp for Salon 2

I am new here and working on my first setup. I was able to find an excellent deal on Salon 2 as the shop was getting rid of floor displays. Unfortunately they only carry Anthem STR and Mark Levinson in pre-amp and amp. I just heard Anthem and they sounded good. Mark Levinson is significantly expensive. Looking at the specs I could not make out much difference. This set up is going to last for years for me. Are there any better amps out there for Salon 2 ? I would prefer to stay below $25K. 

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spearl8
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McIntosh MC611 for me . Krell is also a good match. 

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jmeyers
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I own Studios, which I drive with McIntosh 611s. I formerly used a Krell 200c, and I find the 611s to be really good.

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jmarshak
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I have had very good success driving the Salon2 with the larger BAT Amps. 

keithr
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Pretty sure Jeff Rowland uses Salons in their main system.

p59teitel
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Ditto on what monoblocknova said. Been running my Salon 2s with Symphonic Line Kraft 250 monos and SL Erleuchtung tube preamp for over ten years and added the SL Belcanto CDP with optional DAC in 2015 -  and have seen zero need to change them.
 

Reach out to Symphonic Line importer Klaus Bunge of Odyssey Audio - he often knows about used gear that might be available in addition to the new stuff. 

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