Best Class A amp with SLAM


I'm looking for a couple of great class A bias amps (monoblocks) with the best "slam" as well as a sweet sound.

I recently sold 2 Krell KMA 160 mono blocks and I really miss them. What's out there that has the same attributes? I want 100-160 WATTS RMS that I can weld with if I want.
handymann

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Hi, I might not have the very best, however, I will attest, that the Krell 700cx has plenty of slam with an uncanny mid-range not found in the 600c or original, the new krell amps have a different sound flavor, some may prefer it, I do not, there is nothing like the old school slam of Krell!, To top it off , I had krell modify the amp I have to be better than the original 700cx amp that are out there, sure this costed alot of money, this is what krell said!, Lol!, In the process of getting another source so sadly as of now the amp is still new in the sealed box!, its a minor inconvinence!
@ mapman, Hi, whats good to me about krell, some sounded good and some did not win me over, what i am saying is, not only do the model lines of krell sound different from one to the other, in most cases, the model within the model line sounds different from one another, one example of this is that the krell fpb 200 sounds alot different than the fpb 600, one of the most apparent difference is that the fpb 200 has deeper, bigger bass than the 600, thats were the line is drawn, the 600 does every other audiophile attributes much better, now with the evolution E series amps, they are class A/B amps, to were the 700cx is class A, Krell revamped the amps when people complained about the excess heat that does not bother me!, so the heat sinks are now in the chassis, alot less parts, alot less power on stand-by, green friendly!, The E series is class A untill the signal gets to the out put, then it is class B, this was the only way they could achieve this was going to class A/B, some may prefer the sound of the class A/B amps, some may prefer pure class A, they do sound alot different, in some ways the evolution E amps do sound better, in some they do not!, This depends on like anything else, your preferance and what you are tring to achieve with your sound, cheers.
@ Handymann, very good choice you made sticking to Krell, yes, The cx line of amps is very good, If you want a highly resolving set of amps with shocking base slam, look no further than the 750 mcx mono blocks!, I believe the 750 mcx amps are better than my 700cx stereo amp, thou the performance gap is alot closer than the other model lines Krell makes mono blocks compaired to the stereo amps in the cx line of amps past or present, cheers.