Your choice for SET amp?

I agree with Herman. Your digital front end and those amps are top shelf, world class stuff. My opinion is that, as good as the dB-99s are, set up properly and mated with those incredible Lamms, the Duos will leave the dB 99s in their wake. More dynamic, more realism, more impact and "you are thereness." I think that combo would be killer!

Boys, not every one of us knows that Lamm ML2s are SETs and have 20 Watts of power, or even that they're poweramps. This is what happens when people ask questions that lack basic information.

I read the subject question as which SET should I buy.

Oh well...I guess I'll quit trying to help answer incomplete questions like this.
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I did not know that Lamm's are SET. I should have guessed because they sound so damn good!

Duo's sound has disappointed me at shows, but of course show situations are notorious for uneven sound quality. (Some of my favorite speakers have been unlistenable at shows.) Are the Duo's particular about location in a room, or certain qualities of the setup?

I remember that they (Avantguarde?) have a showroom some place in lower Manhattan. Someone clue me in as to location and I'll try to visit next time I'm in New York.

Thanks!
Art

I've heard both--as well as the Uno's & Duo's--and I'd go for the Duo's as well, on one condition: that the room is lenient enough to allow you to move them around until they sound right. I've heard the AG's sound both excellent and off-putting in the same room, and each time was simply a matter of set-up.

The AG's deliver with the bite present in live music. If you prefer a more blended, smoother sound, I would lean more towards a box speaker a la DB-99 or the like. The AG's do have a tinge of what's been referred to as 'plastic smear', but I would call it more the absence of a wooden cabinet body. Sorry for being long-winded, but it's an important decision. If you really want to be moved by the dynamism of the music, I'd go for the AG's.
Hope that helps,
Howard

Yes Art, as Boa says setup is critical. They can sound really bad; bloated, harsh, disjointed, and/or bright if mated with poor equipment or improperly set up. Set them up properly in a properly treated room and mate them with good gear/cables and you will be very happy. I don't see that as a drawback, just part of the process.

Sorry if I offended anybody about the Lamms. I wasn't sure either so I went to the Lamm website and looked it up.