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best amp match for totem mani 2?

I have a pair of mani 2 se that are the lr mains in a home theater system that I am changing. They will be fed with krell amplification and sources and I am wondering what the best amp match would be for them, specifically for stereo music. Primarily listen to jazz, rock and r&b, and the room is long-22ft, and thin 14w. Thanks.
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sutts
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I used to have 5 Mani-2's in an HT environment, and drove them with a Theta Dreadnaught- superb match.
sutts
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Ben- good summary, and interesting that you finally found the answer. I also found low-level detail to suffer on the Mani's with too low power, obviously due to their inherent inefficiency. The VTM 200 test was of particular interest, as I tried the Mani's with my buddys' ARC M-300MKII's, and the result was amazing- I learned that 300 good watts minimum is needed to get the magic out of these babies, and that was tube watts :-)
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