Best amps for rock and heavy metal

I wanted to amend my previous post to include Pass Labs and Gamut as two other solid state brands I'd consider along with McIntosh. Check out the Gamut offerings. Man, those are sweet sounding solid state amps. I guess I've got a thing for MOSFET designs.

Audphile1 makes a good point. As a system becomes more resolving, the flaws in CDs become more apparent.

The advantage of the Moscode amplifier is that the sound can be easily tailored by swapping just one pair of tubes. That's something the Pass, McIntosh and Gamut amps can't do.

If we are talking power and value for money, the Parasound JC-1s were measured by Stereophile as clipping at 545 watts. You'd be very hard pressed to beat this figure in a high quality amplifier.

Regards,

I am also using Aerial 10T's but driving them with Bryston 7bST monoblocks. Great combo for heavy metal.

Krell KSA300S. Center of the earth bass control, Just awesome
sounding growl at high levels, smooth, detailed, never over the top when driven hard. Great. Drove the %^&* out of b&w 801'3 and sounded great.

My killer metal combo is: Klipsch La Scalas (horns, 104db sensitivity), Quicksilver Horn Monos, Martin Logan Depth Subwoofer. Metallica and Pantera? Can't help you with that problem, too many Destruction and Celtic Frost shows to catch.