McIntosh MC-352 will carry all loads, no problem, and have excellent sonic characteristics! $4,500 amp can now be purchased preowned for about $2,750, new, on the net with no warranty for about $3,200.
It would help to know what you are trying to do with the amp and your budget. For a budget audiophile like myself, McIntosh and Krell, even used are way out of my price range. I do know that the good old Adcom GFA-555II is rated at 325 watts at 4 ohms x2 and can handle a two ohm load. And at $350 -$400 for a used one is an affordable one.
I am in the process of getting a new,and I mean new,pqir of NEAR M50's setup.If you had the review of Stereophiles report on the stock version you will find that the Impedance drops to the 2ohm range. I will be getting the M50's that incorperate a new Crossover network and possibly newer driver's as the person I am getting them from worked with NEAR and is in the process of starting up a new company that incorperatres NEAR technology! To be on the safe side I want to have an amp that is capable of handling that type of load and which is Solid State. I have a Modified B&K ST202 .but I do not believe that shall beable to handle a 2ohm load.
Naim Audio amps will drive anything. They have no problem with loads under 2 ohms. 2 ohms and above are a breeze. They may not look real fancy, but brother, they can drive a speaker. Also, they have a very conservative power rating. They typically have 4.5db of dynamic headroom, which means they can produce 2 and a half times their rated power when required. Not Class A power, Class AB, but nice sounding with punch. Not terribly expensive, but not cheap.
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