@knotscott My current setup will remain as it was. The 300b amp with Forte's in the living room, with Dac. The Sonus Faber's in the bedroom with a Hegel Integrated and turntable. I agree, I love the sound of the Electa Amator's, and they look really nice, so the wife doesnt mind them in the BR.
I'm spending the weekend swapping components of the two systems around out of curiosity. I do think at some point I may swap out the Forte for another speaker. @mapman suggested fritz, they are very interesting, and not hugely expensive. I have also listened to Devore, Audio Note, Spatial Audio, Zu Audio, all seem like a good match with the Decware amp. maybe even a Decware Speaker.
@bigkidz I agree, the less expensive amp, may sound better depending on all other parts of the system. Trying to compare a myriad of components, matching speakers, down to the minutia of cables, cartridges and tweeks can be daunting. I listened to Devore O/96 this week at dealer and they sounded excellent, but this was a well treated room, with very expensive Dac and amplification. I thought, how would these speakers actually sound in my mediocre room, with my equipment?
