What is the best solid state amplifier you have ever heard?

I always wanted a Brown Electronics Lab amp after reading that review in TAS so long ago! It was quite pricey at that time! A few years ago I found one on EBay and had the winning bid ($525!). I learned it was being sold by the original owner, a friend of Richard Brown (who passed away way too soon!). I figure it will be at least as good as my Bedini (now in need of repair) for use with my Quads and Rogers LS3/5A's.

Bedini 25/25! I still have mine. Bought in 1980 from Innovative Audio in Brooklyn Heights, NY. Cost - $750. Used it with Quad 57's. A forgotten classic!

@bdp24 : Speak of the Devil! I am sitting here looking at my BEL 1001 Mk I. Serial number 0001. The FIRST production one from Richard Brown! Sold to a friend of his! And subsequently purchased by me! That's what I call rarity! I don't at present have it hooked up. Awaiting some space at my abode for a pair of my Quads to be set up.

+1 vinylfan62! John Bedini certainly designed and built some fine sounding amps! I too still have my 25/25 (purchased new!) and a second-hand 150/150. These amps thrive on driving electrostats!

Lest we forget, Audionics made some excellent amps and preamps back in the mid - to late 70's! I still have my third CC-2 (rescued from a deceased friend's collection). This amp made TAC's list as Reference B! And the BT-2 preamp (designed by Barry Thornton of SAE) was a very desirable unit back in the day!

One more SS amp from the old days: the Quatre Gain Cell DG250! A contender for "best sound" in its class (125wpc) and capable of driving the difficult Dahlquist DQ-10's with ease! I have this combination in my collection.