I know this sounds crazy, but you might want to look at one of those Panasonic digital receivers. I have my Gallo Ref 3's hooked up to a sa-xr50 right now, and I'm quite surprised at how good it sounds (coming from a previous owner of Magnepan 3.6's driven by Innersound 800 watt monoblocks...and thanks to another audiogon member who said he was also doing this...).
I've found this reciver provides a wonderful "sanity check" against the hype of more expensive electronics. I'm not going to claim that it sounds BETTER than a levinson/rowland, etc amp...but for less than $300, it gives you a fairly high point of reference against which you can judge other electronics in your system.
BTW, the Gallos sounded amazing with the Innersound amps too...
I've found this reciver provides a wonderful "sanity check" against the hype of more expensive electronics. I'm not going to claim that it sounds BETTER than a levinson/rowland, etc amp...but for less than $300, it gives you a fairly high point of reference against which you can judge other electronics in your system.
BTW, the Gallos sounded amazing with the Innersound amps too...