Amp Recommendations

@cooperdude6 Thanks, appreciate it!

@decooney they are very good amps and sound really good, but as the evening goes on and he (and we) get more into the music, the volume knob tends to move past the noon position, you can hear the small Bernings just struggling a little bit, it's not horrible, but after the big berning....it is just so sweet!

Thank you for all the suggestions, they are very helpful

To all those who say replace the speakers...have you heard them in  good system?  We started off with the Berning EA-230's and they sounded good.  Our friend was remodeling his house and lent the Berning EA-2100 and the ML came alive.  This combo sounds as good or better than Spica TC-50, Snell, B&W 683.  

To the naysayers...please explain how using two Berning EA-230 can make it sound good, but switching to one Berning EA-2100 makes them sound amazing?  

jbeckley42

I would at least read up on Sanders Sound Systems amplifiers, like the Magtech. They are not tube based, are solid state, but are designed specifically for electrostatic speakers.

They have a great reputation, and as an added bonus, are manufactured by CODA

Thanks. Let me also add a couple of ideas. I am not familiar with that specific model of M-L stats. That said, if the speaker has two sets of speaker binding posts, you could keep the tubes you have on the top panel and then get a decent solid state amp to drive the woofer. I have never done this with mine, so I'm not sure how to balance the sound, but bi-amping might be the solution. Also, I neglected to mention the prima Lunas. I have heard excellent things about their tubes and tube hybrids, but I have no first hand experience with M-Ls. You should be able to find a dealer to work out an in-home trial with the rest of your gear, since PL is a fairly common brand now.

@vthokie83 I think you are mistaken about Coda making Sanders amps. They may have possibly done this many years ago but my understanding is they actually just did the circuit design work and even that was done may years ago. Not sure about today but I live 15 minutes from Coda and have been in their building a few times including their back rooms and have not seen any Sanders amps. I do however always see them building Coda amps.

willywonka

If that has changed, my bad. I did have a conversation some years ago, and CODA was providing manufacturing expertise for Sanders.....though final assembly was being done at Sanders. Thanks for the correction