Try and get a pre-owned Aragon or Acurus power amps, multi or stereo. Their older generation stuff are said to be superior in many respects to some of the new stuff under new management. Owners of such gears and other high-end stuff are often on the lookout for new toys to play with, and dispose off their old stuff unscratched and in near-mint conditions. But at lower than half their original price tags. So there's a lot of value in them, especially with power amps that hardly ever get obsolete over time. DO a google search and there are many on the net for less than $1,000 for a stereo pair.