Recommendations for "pure class a" amp under 1K

The Pass Aleph 3,at only 30wpc plays much louder than one would expect.
In fact, with speakers ~89 db or higher and 8ohm it rocks!
I found the bass to have a very natural sound and gives decent slam.
IMO its the very best bargain in audio.

Dont forget the Bedini 25/25 if one pops up..Bedini will return the amp to new for less than a grand which makes the used price of about 600 a good value...fantastic little solid state amp

there is also a pair of accuphse p266 monoblock amps for sale; owner has them priced a bit dear but you might want to looke at them. They make 30 class watts at 8 ohms; at the flick of a switch it is a 130 watt/8 ohm class AB amp. beautiful units; wish I could justify making an offer but I really have no need for such solid state amps other than the "gimmes"