Solid State Power Amps

There is a massive amount that can be achieved with $25k, limiting it as a spend on an Amp' only, is parting with a substantial amount of 'Mark Up' for somebody.

One will get many short lived friendships fast making such intentions known publicly. 

$5K will discover an exceptional Amp' , the task will require footwork.

Footwork can introduce one to individuals who become friends that develop into ling time sharing of an interest,

I suggest trying to learn if a Neurochome Power Amp' can be used for a demonstration, the most bespoke built, will still leave $22K in the coffers.

FTR, I have heard Neurochrome in A/B Comparison to $50K Soulution Amplification, using a System inclusive of the Soulution Amplification that has a value of approx' £200K. No real winner between the Two Amp's was to be  easily identified, if it were a contest.  

Soulution as an Amplification can easily be added to your shortlist if in there were models produced to suit your price range. 

Best SS amps I heard, used and would recommend:

1) FM Acoustics

2) Harmon Kardon XX

3) HK Citation 16 modified

4) Spectrum (Spectral) what ever the spelling is - modified

Happy Listening.

I love my BHK 300s.. Fast , accurate and just breathe so much life into the music. Be aware they are not entirely solid state as they have a tube section. PS support is top notch

I have a Cary Audio SLP-05 preamp with Sonus Faber Serafino speakers. I had a pair of Primaluna Dialogue 7 tube amps. Changed to Musical Fidelity M8-700M mono blocks. Can't imagine anything sounding better. The Musical Fidelity amps are fully balanced, differential reference, 700wpc into 8 ohms, 1300 into 4 ohms. System sounds incredible.

Bricasti Design.  They are the most accurately musical amps I have ever heard, and I have listened to others at 10x the price. 

Do not let the power specs fool you as they are extremely underrated.  (After a discussion with owner Mr. Zolner he mentioned that at full published power output, the amps are only outputting 25% of their possible output which explains their extremely low distortion figures.)  I have never heard (with the exception of Boulder) a more effortless presentation.  They would make any hard to drive speaker sing!