Beyond Ayre Pass and Rowland


What would it be? Transistor or Hybrid. This is a general discussion.
I heard that Gryphon and Ypsilon qualify but I didn't audition either. Lamm hybrid does too, I believe.
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So I did some youtube 'auditioning' of the amps mentioned here, not all though. The only SS amps that I liked were Gryphon - deep dark powerful sound reaching subterranian regions. Hybrids - Ypsilon and Absolare followed by Lamm. Tube - Lamm SET.
Not impressed by Vitus or Swiss brands. Kondo has excellent tone but no drive or bass. MBL okay.
Will tryTenor, Wavac etc. too.
Best speaker so far - Lansche. Ypsilon/Lansche system is spectacular.
Very different, but Absolar/Rockport is very impressive too - big forcefull powerful sound, perfect for certain types of music.
I'll try to find another SS  to join this company, for now no luck.

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Any love for older Krell integrated amps?  Say, the 300/400 series models?
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I prefer the idea of using a tube preamplifier and solid state amplifier or mono blocks. Each of those represent the " real deal " .