Economical 500W Plate Amp

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Long story short, my Cerwin Vega CVT-300S from 15 years ago has a bad power side, ad it has a constant hum that I can't seem to kill.

Along the way of diagnosis, I found that one of the 2 voice coils in my likewise 15 year old Adire Audio Shiva has an open in it.

I have been talking to the new owners of Adire, and I'm all but ready to turn the key on a 15" tumult.

So now my attention turns towards amplifier. What is the most economical 500W plate amp? I see that Parts Express has a 500W Dayton amp, but i don't know anything about Dayton other than being a house brand generic, for lack of better turn. A 2850 take-out has been suggested by a friend, but I think 800W will be a little overdriving for my enclosure.

TL;DR

Enclosure is 22" x 24" x 26" interior (7.94 cuft less driver/amp/port)
Port is 4" diameter x 19" long (tuned approx 18hz)
15" Tumult is rated 1000W
Enclosure de-rates driver from 1000W to 500W to nearly reach Xmax
Best 500W amp?
 
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