Pass....Accuphase....or......

@Deep33 - what I actually commented on was build quality. I've seen a number of failures of Michi products versus superb reliability of Pass. The fit and finish of the Pass's is better than the Michis. That matters to some, less so to others. As regards design, I have frequently found that products which have a consistent design approach which is refined over many years end up sounding better than those whose designs chop and change frequently. That's just my observation. Again, others may differ.

@Deep333

There are about 40 videos on utube of Nelson Pass discussing amplifier designs. He's very generous with information and one of the kindest humans. If you're interested, a good place to start would be interviews by Steve Guttenberg and Pass. If you dig a little deeper you'll find some videos of Pass doing design seminars with the DIY community. I thought these seminars were very interesting and I learned some things about various transistors, use of feedback, input stages, output stages, and lots of nerdy subjects.

If you have a minute....I need ideas in that price range...+/- $$. Thanks!

@southofdallas There are class D amps out there now that are every bit as musical as the amps in your original post. Less heat too, and less cost as well.

@atmasphere I know. Those Atmasphere class D are getting

good reviews. The price is a bit high in Europe

but i will consider them too. 

I really, really enjoy the sound of my Musical Fidelity A1-2008.  It is a class a amp, 35 wpc.  Gets hot as hell in the summer here in Sin City though. Out of production but MF recently released a 2023 or 4 version of that amp...

I compare my 2008 version amp very favorably to my 25 wpc OTL Tube amp which is a very transparent amp with midrange to die for...