Amp suggestions needed


I have a pair of Apogee Duetta IIs coming and i need an amplifier capable of driving them (as they are apparently UBER power hungry). I need to keep it under 1k. So far Ive been considering Aragon 8008bb, BAT VK-200, and Mccormack DNA-1.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!
woodenpeter

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I have the Duetta Sigs., it is the impedance more than the power you have to worry about. My Tandberg 3026a and Meridian 605s are both rated at 150 watts but the Meridian would drive them and the Tandberg would not. I don't think bridged is a good idea because bridging an amp usually limits its ability to handle low impedance loads. The hybrids are another case entirely, much easier to drive. The original Apogee , which was bigger and had an even worse impedance curve, worked very well with the Classe 25 watt class a amp. The tube units with transformers should work, I have never used them, I did use a custom hybrid with mosfet outputs that had about 100 watts and it worked fine. Look at power supply design and not rated output.
Yes, don't. I was one of the original Krell dealers, never used them with the Apogees, different time frame. Good for its time but obsolete now and costs a fortune to repair. A friend who does my repair work has been given at least one older Krell because they cost so much to recap. But get it in preference to the KMA 100s, sounded better and didn't blow up, as my 100s did twice.