The best hybrid amp?

Unison Research Unico for $1295 msrp. Review at: http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/unisonresearch/unico.htmlAnother contender could be the Pathos Logos for $3995 msrp. Review at: http://www.ukd.co.uk/revs2.htm#logo

Jafox, is sure does look like this is about hybrid amps, without furhter qualification, and the HCA-2 IS IN FACT a hybrid amp. Check it out.

www.psaudio.com

Bi Amp. SS on LF and tube on HF.

The PS Audio HCA-2 is called a "Hybrid Class A" by manufacturer, but I am pretty sure it is not "hybrid" in terms of a tube stage (usually input) and a ss output, like Counterpoint, NYAL Moscode, Llano Trinity and some others. I think it may be "hybrid" in terms of traditional analog ss input stage and digital output stage, as the web site mentions JFET input and SDAT output. I am going to compare the Llano to McCormack 0.5 Rev A in my system sometime very soon, as I have a Llano enroute. Will post thoughts with MY system after it arrives.

Yeah- just checked a review and it calls it a "digital switching" amplifier which has some characteristics of Class D amps and some of Class B amps. That's where, IMO, the "hybrid" comes into their marketing. But its not the same as the "hybrid" that from the context, to which, I believe, the original poster is referring.