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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?
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russmac8
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Was using SET Dehavilland Aires mono blocks with WE845s (30w per channel) and it was driving Wilson Benesch curves beautifully (87db). 
Incredible sound but felt I needed a little more power for the Curves at times.

A need to simplify my system came up and I ended up with the solid state Lejonklou Boazu integration (40w). Not tubey sounding but the the Dehavillands are not overly either, just extremely revealing. 

The Lejonklou is simple amazing. It just gets out of the way and plays the source perfectly. 

Begrudgingly, the Dehavillands are currently for sale.

I see myself having SETs again someday but probably with some more efficient speakers. With the proper system matching you can't do better than good SETs. IMHO.
russmac8
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Agreed...in case my previous post wasn't clear.
I'm a SET guy who is extremely satisfied with my SS choice.
Although not a tube sound, it is a new, perhaps different, level of enjoyment.


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