looking for amp for thiel 2.4 speakers.


hi
i just sold my classe ca-300 to a friend who really wanted it and paid plenty for it (and i was not very happy with it), so now i need a new amp. i am looking for something used around the $1500-$2000 range.
the rest of my system is sonic frontiers line 1 pream(tube), classe cd player (being replaced by sonic frontiers cd player (tube) very soon) and acoustic zen cables and ps audio power cables.
i liked the combination of tubes ans solid state, so a solid state amp is my first choice. can anybody recomend, the only 2 that i have in mind are:
bat vk-200
plinius sa-100

thanks in advance.
rcoppel

Showing 1 response by sdecker

I can't disagree with the previous posters, only offer another option that I'm using with my sonic frontiers line 1 and thiel 2.3: McCormack. Inexpensive to start with, cheap on agon, plenty of current output for the thiels (and 2.4 an easier load than 2.3), a lack of solid-state midrange hardness that the thiels can expose mercilessly, a sonic signature slightly to the dark side to offset the un-dark thiels, and factory upgrade options should you want the very best sound possible.
DNA125 should be fine for nearfield listening, DNA225 more power than 2.4s can absorb, but nice to have...