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Integrated Amp with Totem Forests and Arcam 23

I've done some looking for integrated amps to go with my Totem Forests and Arcam 23 source. So far the Krell 400xi, Plinius 9200, Musical Fidelity A5, and Pathos Logos have come up as possible choices. Does anyone have comments about the best match for my system? Other possible integrated amps that I haven't considered?
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I use the Forests fully biwired to an A85. Had it internally biwired with Analysis plus Oval 8 Solo Crystals, but noticed that the manuals for the Arcam Power amps treat the Speaker 1 and Speaker 2 as 'bi-amp' output sources. So I tried it with some River Cable Starflex on the top, and the AS on the bottom with fantastic results.
If I had the bean, I'd go for the FMJ Integrated/Power combo...or bunch of P1s with the Pre....
But, for the money...the A85 does a nice job.

I'm sure the Forests sound great with a lot of power, but they also sound great with less. I was sold on them connected to an Arcam A80/ CD82 setup...so don't let the power 'recommendation' lead you astray. Listen and decide.
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