Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ?

What about McIntosh 501 mono's - I'm gonna give them a listen with my thiel 3.6's

The Krell FPB 700cx has never failed to amaze me, but the fact that it is for sale would preclude the possibility of it fitting in with the 'Yes' responses. Unfortunately I need to raise some cash, so discretionary items are the first to be eliminated.

I had a Spectral DMA-80 for over a dozen years and was extremely pleased with it until I changed speakers. At that point it wasn't optimal and I initiated a very long search for a replacement. Ironically, I wound up going with one of the least expensive of my favorites, the Music Reference RM-200. This has all of the characteristics of a long term keeper including; wonderful sonics, robust build quality, and electronic stability. Given my history, I'll be enjoying this one for a very long time, but for a lifetime?

as im sadly discovering as time goes by there is no such thing as a keeper for life.

after a while we tend to get bored & off it goes to the auction!

mike.

I love my Spectral DMA 180. I had a DMA 80 for years and was very pleased. I only upgraded because I have Apogee Calipers and could not really drive them as I wanted with the lesser powered 80. The unexpected thing about the 180 was not the louder volumes it could safely play, but the low level detail it rendered was astonishing. I was amazed at the things I'd never heard before from my recordings, especially during soft passages. The Spectral, however, is extremely revealing and will definitely show the faults of whatever it's driving as well as any weaknesses of the preceding components. MIT cables are a must and the better cable you can buy, the greater the rewards. I had the 80 for 8 years and expect to enjoy the 180 for at least as long.