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$4000 to spend on a SS power amp - help me choose

Audiomeca Mephisto II CD Player
Emotive Audio Sira preamp
VMPS Super Tower R / SRE (ribbon tweets; ribbon mid panel)
Acoustic Zen cables everywhere

I own a Graaf GM 200 OTL as my first amp; the SS will be
a back-up or possibly drive the bass in a bi-amp situation w/
the Graaf & a VMPS active crossover.
sjhall
keithr
1,306 posts
 
if you want tube-like, get tubes. no ss is truly tube-like in my opinion. and yes, i've owned rowland
sheffb
64 posts
 
Please consider a GamuT D-100 or D-200 Mk. 3. These are wonderful SS amps. See TAS.
usblues
1,217 posts
 
Possibly an upgraded Counterpoint from Mike Elliot@altavistaaudio,good luck,Bob
georgemg
69 posts
 
I went from Mcormack dna dlx to tubes and finily went to gamut d200 mk3 = the best I ever heard.
bigtee
803 posts
 
The Ayre V5x sounds as much like tubes without tube colorations as you will get. Extremely smooth and holographic. The Belles 350a or 150a reference amps are a logical choice also. I hate to say this but the JC1 is behind these amps sonic league. Yes, I owned a pair and they are powewrful indeed but no soundstage depth and too hifi sounding for my tastes.
Every system is different and only YOU can decide what meets your needs. A thread like this is like telling my wife what perfume to buy.
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