What's the greatest bargain in SET these days?

The OP never mentioned cost or that he might have difficulty financing a new amp, or that he would have to sell his Manley. That info came way late, after Tim Smith chimed in. The OP stated what his equipment is and asked, ”what's the best BARGAIN in SET's these days.” In seems to me that the OP got a lot of great responses to his question. I know I took a fair amount of time responding to the OPs actual question. The Line Magnetic 518i may be a great amp, but it is no ”bargain” by my standards. If we want to get cute about the term ”bargain” I suppose a statement such as, ”it means different things to different people depending on their financial means at any given time.” But seriously, in the context of this thread, the term bargain never meant the cost of a Line Magnetic 518i, or anything like that.

" no man knows the day or the hour'

Mikirob,
I was working under the same premise as well. The thread focus was on amplifiers such as Dennis Had, Decware and the Dynamo. The LM 518ia moves to a difference price level. No one can really know if Rebbi will prefer the SET over his Manley push pull. I easily chose SET over my two push pull amplifiers after direct comparisons in my system. That's just me and doesn't mean Rebbi will have the same conclusion in his system. If possible a direct comparison is the way to settle choice.
Charles,

Charles the only reason I brought up the Magenetic Line, as an example, was power. 8 watts with the Decapo is a big gamble regardless of how great those 8 watts are for the money. It seemed Rebbi had made up his mind to sell his amps and buy either a Dynamo or Decware. I think it great that he buy either amp outright BUT not before listening should he sell the Manley. This isn't a slam dunk decision as he seemed to suggest in his last post.

btw, I have throughly enjoyed all the input on this thread. It has been a most interesting read with lots of great info for all that might be interested in SET amplifiers.

My understanding from Tash Goka of Reference 3A is that the Antique Sound Labs SET (300b based) 8 watt integrated that they sell was made with the De Capo in mind. Spoke with Israel Blume and he thought the Dynamo and the De Capo would be stellar together. Steve Deckert @ Decware thought that as long as I didn't anticipate playing orchestral music at concert hall volumes I'd be really happy.
There's some good info there.