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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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Those AGD amps look crazy interesting.  Never heard of them.  I'm going to have to investigate.  They actually look like something new!

I bought a Pass INT-25 a few months ago and am extremely satisfied.  The only "downside" so to speak is that it does take a while to sound it's best.   A good hour in my case.  Its as good as the reviews I read prior to purchasing with Harbeth M30.1's.
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