Personal amp evolution

JVC Receiver 50wrms/ch 1977 -- still own
Bryston 3B-ST then traded up to
Bryston 4B-ST then traded up to
Bryston 7B-ST (monos)-- still own
Sierra Denali (used as monos)-- current main system

Sunfire Theater Grand for Home Theater

Will tubes be next? Seems like Jayarr made a good observation.

Let's see.....Hummmmm...this one is a bit more difficult then the speaker one, but let's go....

Sansusi 800
Sansusi 8 (Still working in my cousins system)
MacIntoch CS 32 (pre-amp)
Mac 2205 Power amp
Mac 5100 (in another system I had)
Phase Linier 400 (power)
GAS Ampzilla ll (amp)
Therdra (pre)
Levinson ML-1 (pre)
ARC SP 6/SP 6A/ SP 6B (all great pre amps)
Conrad Johnson MV 75 (2) (power)
Conrad Johnson PV-5 (pre)
ARC SP 8 (pre)
Bryston (power)
ARC D 115 (power)
ARC SP 9 (pre)
ARC LS 25 (line)
ARC PH 3 SE (phone)
ARC VT 100 ll (power)

and the fun continues..........(I love it!!!!)

My profound disagreement with evo845. I moved from tubes to the Pass Labs X150 and couldn't be happier. Gone is the caramel gluon that valves bring. The sound is sweet, quick, and accurate. It has brought my Apogee Duetta Signatures to their full promise. It doesn't even resemble other solid states I have tried, including Acurus, Aragon, Bryston, B&K, Bel, and Krell. Before the Pass X, I was a stalwart tube soldier. I don't argue, though, with a less revealing speaker, valves triumph.

Hey Trelja, how about another "classic" receiver? any chance of you offering some of those receivers for sale here on Audiogon? or are you just teasing us?

Lafayette Receiver (1967-1970)
Scott integrated (1970-1976)
Pioneer sx-838 (1976-1985)
Yamaha R-9 (1985-1986)This is the point that I just wasn't satisfied. What a 2 dimensional sound this receiver had. The worst piece of the bunch.
Threshold S-200 (1986-1988)
Dynaco ST70 (1988-1990)
McIntosh MC-60's (1990-1997) still own
ARC D-115 Mk2 (1997-2001)
Transcendent T-8 LN (2001-Present)
Berning ZH-270 (2002-Present)