Best Amp for Timbre, Depth and Spatial Resolution?


I have an Ayre CD player, BADA Alpha DAC, deHavilland Mercury pre-amp, CJ MF-2500A amp and N802 - am looking to upgrade amp.
Would like to hear views on Best Amp for Timbre, Depth and Spatial Resolution.
Not married to tube or SS..
Always wonder about Stereophile recommended components such as Aesthetix Atlas, Parasound JC-1, CJ LP-125 and the likes. I would pay about $5k on Agon so there are some limitations.
Thanks.
johnmc67

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John, I'm driving my dips down to 3.6 ohm Avalon Acoustic Eidolons with a pair of MFA M200s on loan. Their presentation is only slightly different than the Carver VTA 180s (2, 4, 8 ohm taps) that I have settled on.

Other amplifiers I've used with these speakers are the Ayre V1-xe, NuForce 9SE v3s, and the Hypex nCore 400s. Three very different presentations.

With the exception of CJ your short list is interesting. The CJ Premier 350 may be very underrated and well worth a listen.