Best amp for Sonus Faber Cremona M - need help

I have an all Audia set up (CD1, flight pre & power) paired with peak consult empress and the sound is fantastic. I heard SF Amati Anneversario once and found them to be very nice and musical. Perhaps one of the speakers in this price range I would ever want to change my Peaks for.

BTW where are you located in EUR. Based on your location I might be able to give you something which money can't buy ;-)

I would never put a Musical Fidelity amp on the Cremona M. That would be very hard on the ears long term. The M is much different then the older cremona. On the older cremona I wouldn't mind the MF gear. I had Mcintosh MC501 on mine and it sounded very good. But the MC501 sounds great on anything.

@ Rayden: I live in Belgium, very close to the Dutch border. Antwerp, Tilburg, Eindhoven, Breda are the city's closest to me.
The flight pre&power seem very nice, but they become very warm, don't they? Are you using 50 or 100 watts?

As for solid state... Personally I would like something of at least 200 watts per channel. Maybe Musical Fidelity would be something or Plinius? These are still affordable here.

I would be extremely careful with Plinius. Although not exactly the same speakers, I have had Plinius amplication driving the Sonus Faber Grand Pianos and they sounded like dead speakers. The sound was anaemic and was lacking serious dynamics. I have heard McIntosh with the Grand Pianos and they sounded much better.

I would suggest that you listen to the Plinius with the Cremona M before committing a purchase. There is a possibility they wouldn't match too well although the Cremona M may be a completely different speaker.

The more I read about Krell, the more I feel the KAV400xi would be a terrific match. Maybe not as refined as some tube amps out there, but with prob. a lot better bottom end. I will def. try this one with the Cremona's.