Schiit Audio Vidar amp (or two in mono) I believe they are $699usd and get great reviews, the lower powered Aegir amp just got Stereophile class A recommendation, and maybe a Freya preamp too would be a nice
addition.
I checked out the Vidar amp, and I am unfamiliar with class AB because I normally only see A and/or B. Nonetheless, it seems like AB still retains high quality sound.
Mono at 400w for only $700?? My speakers take 200w continous with peaks to 800w or 1000w (different sources have different specs cuz the speakers are old so i'm not sure between 800/1000). The fact that I can get two of these amps for $1400 and push out 800w continuous just seems absurd for that price tag. Is there some drawback I am missing because the reviews all glorify this amp.
As for the preamp recommendation, the NAD C 658 is a streamer/dac/preamp combo, so do you recommend getting a different product for my dac/preamp needs? (I don't actually need the streamer part, just a nice feature I can use)
Thank you for your help!