AMC out of favor?

Well said Trelja my friend. We need to hear from you much more. I miss your posts, and I am sure I speak for many others. Keep it coming. We need input from people like you.
Keep em comin'you are of much value to all the Audiogon members. If you don't start posting more often, I'm coming to get ya.
My best to you and your fiance. Congratulations! I am sure this marriage will be as strong as the mighty oak tree.
My best to you and your bride to be.
Keep working on the old man (audio). I am sure he will come around.
All my best dear friend.

I purchased an AMC CVT2100as tube amp from one of the auctions on ebay this past summer for about $675. It sounded excellent for the price, almost equal to much more expensive Quicksilver Mono amps. It sounded fine driving my Vandersteen 2ce's. A few months later I decided to downsize to mini-monitors, and the particular speakers I had did not match up as well-not enough kick in the bass. I tried to sell the amp but didn't get any bites, and then traded it for an Audio Refinement Complete (ARC). If I had to do it all over again, I probably would have kept the AMC and tried different speakers. The ARC had better bass response, typical of a good solid state amp. There are few solid state amps that will match the midrange of the AMC and they all cost multiples of its street price. The only thing I didn't like about the AMC was that setting the bias after a tube replacement seemed tricky and probably should be done by a dealer or repair shop. That said, the amp was fan cooled and the tubes probably would last a few years.

Brulee, THANKS so much for the kind words!

Maybe I shouldn't post, and take you up on your threat. It would be great to see you out here on the east coast. You may be a California guy, but you definitely have an east coast mentality. Hey, why not come over for the Stereophile NYC HiFi Show in May? And bring that Jcbtubes here with you.

I just know we would get kicked out.

Was great to talk to you last week. I'll be in touch again soon.

Trelja, although I respect your opinions, I don't agree with your list of high-end manufacturers who you claim have "fallen out of favor" and your list of those who have "taken their place". It is true that as audiophiles we have more to choose from these days but I'll argue that the brands in your so-called "fallen out of favor" list have NOT fallen out of favor. Most are still very popular and sought after today!