No surprise here of what my 2 cents would be for an amp. Although you would still need a pre.
As others here tried to tell me before I learned a hard lesson with Emo, you can't go wrong with Odyssey, give Klaus a call, it's worth the wait. For $1400.00 you can get Khartago monos, I know I love mine, I previously had the Emo RPA-2, but after 2 failed amps I finally gave Klaus a call. Randy can tell you about his Khartagos as well.
Check out this review among many. And this is a $800.00 odyssey going up against a $100,000.00 amp.
http://www.avguide.com/review/tas-195-odyssey-audio-khartago-stereo-amplifierDana
