Best power amp for SWR Electric Blue?

[mesaboogieman24]

I just picked up an old SWR Electric Blue Head (the precursor to the Baby Blue). It is beautiful sounding, so crisp and clean. It's everything and more I read it would be.

BUT...

I want more juice...

Any recommendations for a good power amp to use with this head?
I have my eyes on the old SWR Stereo 800, or something from the QSC PLX line- the 1602 or 2402. I would prefer to have one that weighs in the 20 pound range (I'm pretty lazy). I just want something that puts out clean power and is lightweight with a price range around 350-400.

For reference I'm running the Electric Blue with a Mesa Powerhouse 2x10 and 1x15 and a Passive Jazz bass with bartolini pickups.

Thanks!

 

[mav]

I just bought an ART SLA-1 260watts 8ohms enough power from me. There's an SLA-2 with more power too. Pretty light too.
I have an SWR also.

 

[mindwell]

I run mine into a Stewart 1.6. I'd like to go lighter, since 16 pounds for the power amp adds up to a lot in the rack case with an Electric Blue and a DBX160x. Tone kills through an Ampeg 8x10.

 

[mesaboogieman24]

Thanks mindwell! The 1.6 looks great! I'll have to look into that.