SS Amp for natural vocals

I'd put the Nuforce SE-V2 Class D amps right at the top of any list.

-IMO

Thanks Everyone, Lots of good amps to choose from, as always. The Dalis are not hard to drive, efficiency and impedance wise, so that should not be a factor in choosing an amp.

The ARC 100.2 looks like a strong contender but I'd like to stay away from tubes for ease of use and being able to just leave the amp on and not have to worry about it.

Pass, Clayton and c-j each got a couple of mentions. I was told that Clayton paired well with Dalis when I bought mine so I'll keep my open for a Clayton on Audiogon.

I'm glad to see Pass get mentioned because they are beautiful amps, are supposed to sound great and are usually available here. Since Class A operation is best for the sound I'm looking for, would I need a 250.5 to have enough class A watts or would a 150.5 do the trick? I see that Pass is still making the 150. Is it a 150.5 without the meter, as I've read?

I've read that Belles sound really nice and I like the prices being asked. Has anyone been able to compare them to the Pass amps?

I'll look into the smaller name amps too. I know that there are advantages to a smaller operation run by a passionate audio designer.

I know it would be better to listen to the amps before buying but I don't have access to a lot of gear and I find that the more gear I listen to the higher the cost of the gear I need goes. Also I can't really tell what a component will sound like in my home by listening to it at a dealer. So thanks for the suggesstions and I'd appreciate any further advice.

Dartzeel gets my vote.These have 99% of the midrange magic that my Tenors olt's have without the heat. I finally put my Tenors up for sale. Also I recently moved and lost a rubber foot for the amp, Herve sent extra feet to me in 3 days at no charge. I believe this qualifies for good service.

03-30-08: Stehno
I'd put the Nuforce SE-V2 Class D amps right at the top of any list.

While quite good, the NuForce Ref9SE V2 didn't measure up to my Belles 150A Reference monoblocks, which were bested by a Pass Labs XA-30.5 Class A amp. The NuForce amps lacked punch and drive in the mids compared to the Belles and Pass Labs (on Silverline Sonata III). The highs were very nice, and the image was large. Bass was about equal to the Belles, and lacked the last bit of control of the Pass Labs.

Aren't you a dealer for NuForce, Stehno?

Tvad, How did your Belles compare to the Pass amps? How did the midrange including vocals compare? I would like to own a Pass XA.5 but the Belles would fit my budget a lot better.