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Is there a Solid State amp that can satisfy a SET guy?

Have been a SET guy for so long I have forgotten what a good SS amp even sounds like.
Just bought a pair of $33k speakers that will replace my current $16k speakers. Both are from the same designer and both are 92db and a flat 8 ohms. The new ones arrive in 4 days!
My 300B based amps well drive my current speakers even though I do use the system nightly as a 2 channel home theater. Especially considering the HT usage, I think I may enjoy a SS amp with many times the horsepower. The speaker designer suggests using a Leema Hydra II. I have written to Leema telling them of my 300B preference and they assure me that their amp does not have the destructive harmonics that make a SS amp bright. There must be other SS amps that can satisfy?
mglik

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ghasley
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You should try what the Tetra designer told you, the Leema. I’ve never seen nor heard one but obviously you bought the $33k speakers for a reason. No offense intended but why are you listening to all of us when you evidently trust the designer’s ear enough to spend your cash on his speakers but not enough to take the rest of his advice for the amp he recommends? Why did you upgrade speakers? What amp was being utilized when you demoed the speakers and made the decision?

I happen to have a set amp and a solid state amp and two other tube amps in other systems. None of which feature your speakers so why on earth would you listen to me?
ghasley
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@mglik 

So, you are going to try Valvet because the Third Reich had a little momentum before they didn't? Do you know someone running that amplification with your speakers? Its your money but I still wonder what you heard these speakers driven by that made you want to shell out $33k? That's the amp you want! Right, the one that impressed you?
ghasley
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The op is all over the map, which is of course his or her right to do. It seems the only setup he or she isn’t considering is the exact setup the speaker designer recommended. If I ever suffer a catastophic brain injury and voice a desire to get into the high end audio business would someone please stage an intervention?
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