Amp to power Model 2 Vandersteen speakers

i currently have musical fidelity x250 monoblocs with a adcom 750 preamp. i recently went back to my mccormack 162 for a trial. i found that i do like to warmth of the MC162 but the vandy 3a sigs need a good bit of power to open up....

I am using a Rogue Cronus with 2Ce Sigs and couldn't be happier. All the dynamic kick of a ss amp but with the sweet tube midrange. It can go loud and push serious with very low fatigue. Very musical.

I am currently running a Simaudio I-5 integrated amp, but I have a Van Alstine tube/SS hybrid preamp and power amp on order. The Simaudio (soon to be listed in the classifides) is quite nice, but I am very impressed with the hybrid tube design of Van Alstine. I auditioned the Van Alstine hybrid amps and preamps in person and was totally blown away!

I'll second the McCormack. I have a DNA 0.5 with Vandersteen 2ce's. Actually, Steve McCormack is the one that recommended that I try Vandersteen's with my McCormack amp. He told me that he uses Vandies in his shop.

You said reasonably priced. Look for a used Hafler dh-500 on Ebay or here(400) and then send it to Musical Design for the Platinum Mod(1399) and you will be happy as hell. Total price with shipping on both purchases around 1900 if you have the amp when purchased sent straight away for the mods. I have been using a dual mono Musical Concepts modified Adcom 555 for some time on my 3a sigs. Back in the late 80's when the vandy 2c's first came out the Adcom was the perfect match because it's weakness played into the vandersteen strengths. It was the BUDGET audiophile system of it's day.