Power Amplifier - Maximum Resolution & Detail!

Musical Fidelity A1.  Class A solid state.  35wpc claimed.  I have the 2008 version; it is an integrated but I will often use it in HT mode to bypass as much of the integrated preamp circuitry as possible.

Having said that, I run it with any of 5 different sets of speakers, the best for detail being my Reference3A DeCapo I speakers.

Synergy is an important factor in speaker/amp combinations of course.

Runs too hot for the summers here in Sin City though.  I tried placing wet rags on the top of the chassis which is also the heat sink, but it was too much trouble to keep the cloth sufficiently damp without dripping water into the electronics  :)

Sublime sound though!

Runs too hot for the summers here in Sin City though. I tried placing wet rags on the top of the chassis which is also the heat sink, but it was too much trouble to keep the cloth sufficiently damp without dripping water into the electronics :)

@ltmandella , Wet rags?!?! 

Set this on top of the amp.... This type of cooler has prolonged the lifespan of many an amp IN A SAFE MANNER.

AC Infinity Aircom T10 Amp Cooler

@deep_333 

yeah, wet rags.  it worked, but like I said too much hassle and risk.

I do have fans although not as sophisticated as that amp cooler. Anyway I decided that in the summers here I will only run Class D, they have gotten quite good. 

In the winter I dust off my A1 and Transcendent T8-LN OTL and switch back and forth between them.

But  I don't mind experimenting in the summer with the more efficient electronics. It is interesting and it is a good thing for the planet if we can figure it out.

Plus I very likely will be moving to a South Pacific island in the next year or two so I might as well find some hi-fi components that I like that will be practical in such an environment.

I’m surprised that no one has asked. What are the speakers  the OP is going to use with that $30,000 amp?

I’m surprised that no one has asked. What are the speakers  the OP is going to use with that $30,000 amp?

@donvito , I have different speakers, but, the one i'm considering this future amp for primarily is a Yamaha NS5000.