Amp suggestions for Martin Logan Prodigy speakers.


I've got a new to me pair of Martin Logan Prodigy's in excellent condition. I am currently powering them with an Aragon 8008BB amplifier rated at 200 wpc 8 ohms and 400 wpc at 4 ohms. I love the sound, but can't help wondering if I need a better amp. My budget is in the $1000 to $3000 range. I realize that this will limit me to a used amp. I am open to both SS and Tube amps. Any ideas on where I should go here would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you,
Ron 
starsandseas

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Hi Bobber, thank you for the welcome.

I love the Prods but I feel there might be something that I am missing. I wan't to make absolutely sure I've got my T's crossed and I's dotted because the they are in a shoot out of sorts. In the contest I've got a pair of Thiel CS3.6's, a pair of NHT Xd's in 2.2 configuration and the Prodigies.  I love all these very different speakers for different reasons, and each has it's set of advantages and disadvantages as compared with the others. With the Prodigy's I want to make sure that I have got them singing at their best, because I like that big picture sound they have. The Aragon is a beast of an amplifier, but it isn't the most refined... The plan is that ultimately I will chose one pair and you'll see the other's for sale here. Unless of course I set up a second system and get my sweetheart Donna to agree... Hmmm... 

I've been looking at the KAV series, but have been shy because some say they don't match up to some of Krell's other products. I even thought of bi-amping, but don't know how to go about doing that properly. Could you give me some tips on what that would entail? I know it means 2 amps, one for bass and one for treble. Could it be as simple as using that MAT feature and hooking up one channel of the amp for bass and one for treble, then matching that on the other side with another amp in the same config? Do you have to do crossovers to get that working to it's best? This is a bit confusing to me. 

Anyway, thanks for the idea. I will add the KAV's into the mix. Please elaborate on your setup idea a little for me.

Thanks again, 
Ron