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Advice on purchasing classics amplifiers.Which one

I have the opportunity to purchase one of the three amplifiers:
1) Audio Reasearch VT-100 MK2 for $2145. The amplifier is about four years old and is in a 9/10 condition. It has balanced inputs. 100 watts per channel.
2) Conrad Johnson Evolution 2000 (Tubes and MOSFETS) for $1850. The amplifier was released in 1987 or 1988, which makes it 14 to 15 years old. No balanced inputs. This is about a 7 or 8 in condition, of 10. 200 watts per channel.
3) VTL 222 all tubes mono power amplifiersreleased around 1988. The asking price is $2300 and the condition is 8/10.
225 watts per channel.
I will be using them to drive the Martin Logan Monolith II.
I will purchase one of the three and therefore not really interested in anything else. Please give your honest advice as to what I should look for, age, reliability, sound, performance. Which is the best for driving electrostatics? Please do not give me the viortues of a $10,000 because I cannot afford one. My budget is $2400 for a used amplifier, Tubes amplification.
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PERREAUX 250P
Asking $1875.00 obo
New Retail $4500.00
Condition 8/10
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Ship from 60 lbs from Canada, British Columbia
Ship to US and Canada
Included No box or manual

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Description
Amp is 3yrs old .
Shipping via DHL Air From My Location to San Diego California is around $75 U.S.
Reference Dual Channel -
The PERREAUX 250 is a high quality reference dual channel 250 watt power
amplifier incorporating dual mono power supply topology and balanced input
circuitry.
Power output : 250 watts per channel
Inputs : Balanced and unbalanced
Dimensions : 482mm W x 195mm H x 520mm D
Colour : Black
1 x Dual RCA Inputs
1 x Dual Balanced Inputs
2 x Parallelled Output Terminals Per Channel
# Features

Dual Power Supplies
Mos-Fet Output Stage
Very High Power Output & Current Capability
Multiple Protection Systems
Driver Stages Running In Class A - Output Stage Running In Sliding
Class A/B
Soft Start Providing Delayed Power On and Instant Off
# Specifications

Continuous Power (Watts RMS per Channel) 20Hz - 20kHz, @ 8 Ohms / @
4 Ohms: 250 / 450 Watts
Total Harmonic Distortion Worst Case, Prior to Clipping @ 8 Ohms:
0.02%
Frequency Deviation 20Hz - 20kHz: ±0.25dB
Hum & Noise 20Hz - 20kHz, Referenced to Rated Output: -100dB
Dynamic Headroom, Conservatively Rated with Music: 2dB
Current Output Capability Per Channel: 60A
Damping Factor Minimum 20Hz to 1KHz: 700
Input Impedance Normal / Balanced: 12k / 20k Ohms
Input Sensitivity Normal / Balanced: 1.35 / .67 Volts


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