Best amp for Sonus Faber Cremona M - need help

@ Rayden: I live in Belgium, very close to the Dutch border. Antwerp, Tilburg, Eindhoven, Breda are the city's closest to me.
The flight pre&power seem very nice, but they become very warm, don't they? Are you using 50 or 100 watts?

McIntosh is very expensive here in Europe. There are other tube amps that might do the trick, but I'm scared of what they will do with the bottom end (not as good as solid state??). Most of them are 50 Watts max, which might not be enough for the Cremona M. I believe they are not very impedance friendly?

As for solid state... Personally I would like something of at least 200 watts per channel. Maybe Musical Fidelity would be something or Plinius? These are still affordable here.

The Cremona M is quite different from the old version. I will try the Krell KAV400xi, but I've been told the detail of that amp leaves a bit to be desired, esp. compared to the Audia Flight amp. But that one lacks some power in my view.
How about Conrad Johnson?

You don't think that with this speakers a powerfull solid state amp would do a better job (esp. in the lower regions - I'm a bass guy)? Cremona used to like a lot of juice, but maybe the M is different in that regard also?

As for tube amps... Could you give me any suggestions for a good powerfull tube amp with remote control? Price range about 5000$.

Thanks.

The more I read about Krell, the more I feel the KAV400xi would be a terrific match. Maybe not as refined as some tube amps out there, but with prob. a lot better bottom end. I will def. try this one with the Cremona's.

Yes, Pathos definitely is on the list. Sonus Faber's Musica won't be as good as some 50 Watts tube amps out there I'm afraid. It's people actually claimed the Mystère superior to most of the stuff they heard on their speakers.

See: http://www.mystere-eu.com/

And it's indeed very good. But it has no remote and the volume steps are not to my liking (to big). Which is a shame, coz it's a beauty of an amp.

You're welcome. It really is something else. And I know for a fact (since I e-mailed with Herman, the man behind it) that they will bring out models with remote control, prob. next year. So, maybe I should wait until then...

Thanks, I was already looking into this amp. Your comment pushess me more in that direction. Do you by any chance know what those tubes in the preamp stage cost?

I guess you will have no problems providing the Cremona's with enough juice. ;-)

Well, I don't think you'll find tubeamps out there with more power than you already have! Better looking maybe, but not more powerful. I doubt it's neccessary even, since tube power seems to differ from solid state power quite a bit.

Still no decision made. I've heard the Cremona M again last month, with Perreaux pre- en power amps, but wasn't very impressed. I've heard them do much better in a different room and set up. Still, looking at Karels set up with Tidel speakers... That too could be an option. I think I'll check them out too. As for tube amps on the Cremona M: Unison Research P70 (75 Watt) and T+A V10 (80 Watt) could very well send you to heaven.