I too was on the "Truly Balanced" path, courtesy of my Rowland Model 2. I even worshipped at the portal of "BPS" (battery power supply). This amp was "IT" for me.
Then I heard an Aleph 3. Class A, single ended, sounds funky on warm up. Heats the room. But on my Apogee Mini Grands, my Montana SPIIs, and my custom 2 way monitors, the Aleph amps sound better than anything I've tried.
Class A means NO headroom, that's OK, I have never clipped my Aleph 2s on my Apogees. 160 watts Class A does not sound at all like a 200 watt class A/B amp. It just sounds better.
I also own an Adcom 5500 stereo amp, this is THE most underatted amp available today, in my opinion. It runs quite hot for a class A/B amp. Nelson Pass had a hand in it's design, & it shows. You can try one of these used for around $600.00.
Then I heard an Aleph 3. Class A, single ended, sounds funky on warm up. Heats the room. But on my Apogee Mini Grands, my Montana SPIIs, and my custom 2 way monitors, the Aleph amps sound better than anything I've tried.
Class A means NO headroom, that's OK, I have never clipped my Aleph 2s on my Apogees. 160 watts Class A does not sound at all like a 200 watt class A/B amp. It just sounds better.
I also own an Adcom 5500 stereo amp, this is THE most underatted amp available today, in my opinion. It runs quite hot for a class A/B amp. Nelson Pass had a hand in it's design, & it shows. You can try one of these used for around $600.00.