The Pass XA25 is a spectacular amp worth looking into. I run it with AZ Crescendo 2's, a 90 dB speaker, no complaints. At 96 dB the Devores would both rock the house and play low with finesse. The XA is 240 W at idle while my 125 W (tubed) ARC REF3 preamp has noticeably more heat. Go figure.
Low-heat-output amp for Devore O/96
My Shindo amp/preamp combo sounds fantastic with these speakers, but during the sticky summer months here in N.C., my listening room gets uncomfortably warm, even with the central AC on. I've considered something like a First Watt JC2, but my understanding is these also put out lots of heat due to Class A operation. Any suggestions for a cool-running solid state amp that would sound good with the Devores?