If you are going to go SS and heat is an issue you can eliminate any class A amp ie Pass. The Nuforce would give you plenty of power an they produce very little heat and take up a small footprint. The fact you are using a tube preamp is also helpful and should match well with the Nuforce. By the way Nuforce is coming out with the V3 later in the fall so you may want to wait.
Thinking of buying a solid state amp
I will be moving soon, my BAT 150SE might not work in the new environment due to hotter weather and smaller listening room. My speakers (Aerial 20T) requires lots of power so I can't go BAT 75SE route, I have not found other tube amps physically smaller to sound anywhere as good as BAT either.
So I have two options. Buy a good solid state and sell my BAT. Usual suspects are Pass 350.5, Bryston 14B-SST, McIntosh 501, etc. Question is will I be happy with anyone of them coming from BAT?
My second option is to buy some class D like Bel Canto or Nuforce and keep my BAT to use during cooler days.
I will rather have 1 (or 1 pair) amp than 2, but will any of the above (other suggestions welcome) make a tube guy happy? In my 20+ years of audio journey, I have owned 10+ solid state amps but they never lasted over a couple months.
Pre amp is an Einstein.
So I have two options. Buy a good solid state and sell my BAT. Usual suspects are Pass 350.5, Bryston 14B-SST, McIntosh 501, etc. Question is will I be happy with anyone of them coming from BAT?
My second option is to buy some class D like Bel Canto or Nuforce and keep my BAT to use during cooler days.
I will rather have 1 (or 1 pair) amp than 2, but will any of the above (other suggestions welcome) make a tube guy happy? In my 20+ years of audio journey, I have owned 10+ solid state amps but they never lasted over a couple months.
Pre amp is an Einstein.