Gary, that is a very hard question. Some people hear big differences and some don't. Some want that dry,edgy and bright, and forward sound and some prefer it to be laid back but I want neutral. Some want detail and some want less. Your speaker wire, interconnects, and other equipment all make a huge difference in how your sound is presented. I have a friend that loves the word "WARM"! He drives me nuts with it. I lean towards neutral but with a very good soundstage, width of soundstage and a pretty good placement of instruments and artist within the soundstage giving me a live perspective. But the one thing I forgot to mention is musical. It has to make me pat my feet and sing along. I call it "PYFQ" Pat Your Feet Quotient. Any piece of gear I own has to make me do that. It won't last long in my system if it isn't musical.
There are many great sounding amplifiers out there in the tube and solid state arena. We all will have varied opinions and one or maybe none of them will or will not please you. But, from a neutral perspective I will give you my 5 cents worth. Odyssey Audio Stratos @150 w per channel in 8 ohms and nearly double in 4 ohms and is a darn good sounding amp in many different applications and is high current for low impedeances. Muse 100 is a very sweet sounding amp @ 100 watts in 8 ohms and nearly doubles in 4 ohms. But all this depends on the speakers, preamp interconnects and speaker wire too. They will both give you a very neutral and musical experience. I am a tube guy. There are many very good sounding tube amps on the market today. Solid enginering is the key to purchasing one of them. Since you are in the solid state arena I won't suggest any tube amps but if you are interested let us know. Both the amps I have mentioned will serve the music well under the right conditions and better both the units you mention above. I hope my 5 cents worth helps you some and good luck. I say visit a local dealer and see if they have anything that catches your ear. Many of the good dealerships do take trade-ins.
There are many great sounding amplifiers out there in the tube and solid state arena. We all will have varied opinions and one or maybe none of them will or will not please you. But, from a neutral perspective I will give you my 5 cents worth. Odyssey Audio Stratos @150 w per channel in 8 ohms and nearly double in 4 ohms and is a darn good sounding amp in many different applications and is high current for low impedeances. Muse 100 is a very sweet sounding amp @ 100 watts in 8 ohms and nearly doubles in 4 ohms. But all this depends on the speakers, preamp interconnects and speaker wire too. They will both give you a very neutral and musical experience. I am a tube guy. There are many very good sounding tube amps on the market today. Solid enginering is the key to purchasing one of them. Since you are in the solid state arena I won't suggest any tube amps but if you are interested let us know. Both the amps I have mentioned will serve the music well under the right conditions and better both the units you mention above. I hope my 5 cents worth helps you some and good luck. I say visit a local dealer and see if they have anything that catches your ear. Many of the good dealerships do take trade-ins.