Potentially consider Threshold - you may be able to get some SA/1 monos re-capped at or below your price range. I believe a former employee still services/updates them. Think these would be hard to beat for the money.
Which mono power amp would you choose and why?
In the next month I'm looking to get some feedback on which of these 2 mono power amps to buy, the Musical Fidelity m8-700m mono block power amplifier, or the Cary SA-500.1 ES mono block power amplifier. I'm looking to spend between 7k and 9k for the pair. They will be hooked up to my new Benchmark LA4 line amplifier.