One Amp To ‘Rule’ Them All....

Keith Johnson's Anniversary Amp was the best I've ever heard. I think the unmatched speed - rise times measured in nano seconds and settling times in microseconds, makes property set up Spectral amp without peer. I've heard them trounce more expensive, more powerful amps, which can't actually deliver power to the speakers before the music has moved on.

A very silly question indeed.

If you have the right speakers (high impedance and higher sensitivity) I dont think you can find a better tube amp than Atma-sphere. I have owned several SETs and push pulls and on the right speakers (in this case DeVore 0/96s) the M-60s crushed them all. Better in every category including bass.

@2psyop

Why is this a silly question?

We have defined many standard measures in the world. Why is it silly to want to further define our ability to communicate about the qualities of audio reproduction?

If we can begin to agree on (not love, like, prefer, feel) certain pieces of gear that define/embody/reliably produce certain qualities of sound reproduction (both ‘good’ and ‘bad’) then we can all communicate more clearly about what we love/like/prefer and we can help those who build speakers, amps, etc further refine their craft and our listening enjoyment.

It would make many of our discussions less about ourselves and more about growing each other’s awareness and hopefully growing this industry.

We really need a heck of a lot more common frames of reference in audiophilia land!