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

In the solid stae realm, all the Clayton Class A amps are great. The sweet spot is the Clayton M200 at MSRP $9,500 of 200 watts/channel of pure Class A goodness.

Next on the list would be the McCormack DNA-500 with a bit denser and more liquid sound. Not quite as accurate to the signal as the Clayton's, but it is still great.

The Modwright KWA-150's are also very good, as are their new KWA-100SE's at MSRP $3,995.

In the low-watt tube realm the Coincident Technologies Frankenstein's at 8 watt/channel amp is incredible. Paired with many high sensitivity speakers, such as Coincident's own Super Victory, Total Victory IV, and the Pure Reference will provide the listener with glorious sound.

Upping the tube wattage to 70 watts, Coincident Technologies Dragon mono amps are great. A great stereo tube amp is also the Einstein The Light in the Dark at 80 watts into 8 ohms and 115 watts into 4 ohms.

I agree with Chuck- VACs are very superior amplifiers.

My newly purchased chalice audio 'talisman' SET amps.....mono blocks...will be my last amps unless I upgrade to their big brothers ...'grail' ...mono block SET amps at 50 watts...which may be the best amps made...the 25 watt 'talisman' easily drive my tidal ' contriva diacera-se speakers.

I keep driving hours into the woods and leaving my Cary SLI-80 in random locations but the following morning the integrated amp is always back at my front door deftly playing Keith Jarrett's "Koln Concert" ;-)
Sigh.
Art
ps: in triode mode on 8 ohm setting.

My Jolida 211 monoblocks has become a pair of treasure since Bob and Gary and RHB sound design modified the pair. I am certain that most true music enthusiast that have had any work done to their system by these guys will vouch for them.