Which 300b amp for Devore O/96: Nagra 300p, Luxman MQ-300, Wavac EC-300B, Air Tight ATM-300R, Shindo Cortese 300b

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I am looking to upgrade (and simultaneously downsize) from Coincident Frankenstein Mk2 300b SET monoblock amps to one of these stereo amplifiers.

These are the five candidates so far: Nagra 300p, Luxman MQ-300, Wavac EC-300B, Air Tight ATM-300R, Shindo Cortese 300b

My preamp/dac is Bricasti M12 and my speakers are Devore O/96.

I am not looking/interested in any other 300b amps at this point.

If anyone has compared one or more of these amps do chime in.

Where I live I can probably demo the Nagra and the Air Tight but nothing else.

Thoughts?
 
I have some experience with the MQ-300 and it’s a fabulous amp. Really musical and engaging. Superb build quality. Pictures don’t do it justice.

I’ve heard the others, but not in my system. I always liked the WAVAC and anything Shindo is so engaging and musical. The Air Tight was noisy when I demoed it. Sounded thin too. I prefer their KT88/EL34 amps. The Nagra? Can’t really say. Only heard it once or twice. It didn’t leave a big impression on me I guess.
 
It’s too bad you aren’t local to me, India?

The Luxman MQ-300 is a superb amp. The Takatsuki 300B and this amp is sweet, quiet and vocals to die for.
 
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