What is the best amplifier for Rockport speakers?

I have used Rockport Syzygys for about ten years now which use a smaller midrange and woofer than the Antares....The Antares seem to be (have only heard them at shows) more musical than my smaller model used full range (I normally use Entec woofers with the Syzygy)....If you want tubes then the Tenors work fine with the Antares, but would go for more power with the Merak/Sheritan or Hyperions....I have had two preamps customers who used the Antares and one liked the Tenors and the other used a Rowland Model 10....

Kana813, I also sell audio products so I would take anything I say with a grain of salt as well! Manufacturers normally only like their own gear so I am way too partial, but have used the Rockports now for a decade and know what they like in terms of power and control....I use solid state gear as I use my system to voice products and it must sound the same from day to day....I also own tube gear I use to keep a handle on where we are and where we are going.....You can get down the road with either technology and no it isn't necessary to spend a fortune on amps for the Rockports as used a borrowed Quad 405 Mk II here for a month or so it took to get a broken CTC amp put back together a few years ago and it wasn't just a horrible ride, just a little slow and a bit bright......Music still played 24/7 here.....

John, I remember saying to you that Rockport gear was a bargain and it truly is....We'll see how the JC-1s do for you with that 7' ceiling....