Looking for ideas - new mono blocks for stereo music

Being in Canada the op would have to pay VAT and provincial taxes to import the product from USA. plus the problem of warranty. He may not be able to get warranty outside USA. So I (if I were the op) would be very nervous about a out of country purchase.(plenty of companies call buying outside the country of use 'grey market' and refuse warranty or even paid for service. They have distributors who get up in arms about grey market buying.)

Exactly what @elizabeth said - she is (sadly) spot on.

Just an opinion but I think you could really get into some truly great amps if you weren’t going mono. Paying a real premium for two chassis. Would open up Rowland, Luxman and maybe a used Agostino. Seeing used Solution also. There are many. FWIW

Luxman 900

I agree with many here...Having mono amplifiers does not make for a significant difference between a good stereo amplifier. The best money spent is on a good sounding system. If you think having 2 boxes is BETTER, then you are not giving a whole world of amp design a chance. Do I want to have 2 Krell mono amps over my 3 stereo amps? Not a chance. Every bit of technology is wrapped up in the proper design of the amplifier itself. I'm sure that many that are "in the know", have an understanding of what it takes to make for an amplifier that does the same thing as 2 mono amplifiers. Amplifier 101 is that there is a way to use power supplies, and transistors in a way that makes them not wanting for help. High Current amplifiers are designed to work in many different ways. But the common denominator is to have an amplifier feed enough current and have a design that brings the sound to it's finest output. If you think that mono amplifiers are superior to stereo, well that is just your opinion. To this day.... a proper Class A design will be the best sound. I am not a guru, but a person that liked a few Class D amps. And then hour after hour, I jumped ship with Class D. Still have not found a replacement for a good Class A sound. The auto bias feature with Class A will save the cooling and electric bill. But if you have to warm up your amp for longer than an hour or two.... maybe you should find another brand. Some of the best amps ever are stereo. And they are also Class A. My take on the mono crap. What if both monos don't match? OMG