The H2O monoblock amps from Henry Ho in Virginia may be worth checking into. I spoke to the designer and he claims they sound better than the JC-1's. Mr. Ho was formerly a designer of very good class-A solid-state amps. I know the power supply in his H2O amp is analogue. He says it makes for higher sound quality.
I'm presently evaluating the PS Audio GCC-250 amp that uses PS's new Gain Cell technology for the input stage and an SDAT Class-D amp for the output stage. I hooked it up yesterday and my initial impressions are very favorable. Dynamics are quite good and it has the ability to keep all the instruments clear within its large soundstage under high-drive conditions with complex recordings.
I'm presently evaluating the PS Audio GCC-250 amp that uses PS's new Gain Cell technology for the input stage and an SDAT Class-D amp for the output stage. I hooked it up yesterday and my initial impressions are very favorable. Dynamics are quite good and it has the ability to keep all the instruments clear within its large soundstage under high-drive conditions with complex recordings.