Best amp under $6k, in your opinion?

The Moscode 401HR improves substantially with a good active preamp, IMO. I
initially heard the 401HR in the Moscode demo room at the LA Home
Entertainment Show in 2006 (I think it was 2006...). George was using the
Placette passive preamp.

I thought it sounded very good, but I thought it sounded even better...more
musical, robust and lifelike...with a Lamm LL2 Deluxe preamp.

While I can only speculate, I suspect George selected a passive preamp to
eliminate one variable that could affect the system's sound. By using the
passive preamp, listeners could be more certain that they were hearing the amp
as uncolored as possible.

Have you considered a pair of NuForce 9SE V2? They are in your price range and could easily drive your speakers. Power cord upgrade is a must and still would be around 6K.

Ck,
problem is I think Spectron is better and I want better than Spectron.

Perrew,

Have you auditioned a Spectron vs. a NuForce? Of the amps I tried vs NuForce I believe you would be hard pressed to find an amp better for under 10k. Just my humble opinion and ears!

CK, do you like the NuForce better than comparably priced tube amps? or do you basically prefer owning SS?