SS Amp for Focus 260s

Are you keeping your Anthem as a pre amp? What is your budget? Would you buy used? Have you considered going to a tubed integrated amp?

Yes - keeping Anthem as Pre.
Budget is in $1500 range. Would buy used.
Considered going tube, but not experienced in what and have heard concerns about maintenance with tubes

I just went from a Musical Fidelity 3.2A integrated amp, to a Jolida 502brc int amp (tubes). I really like to tube amp but the ss did sound great too, and provides years of trouble free worry.

I owned McCormack electronics and really liked them too. The DNA .5 or 1 and the ADL pre amp are within budget (and maybe other models) and very musical and very 3 dimensional. Steve McC is still around to perform upgrades and advise and is a nice guy too.