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

The ultimate 300B. Wyetech labs new RUBY 300b / 36 watts rms ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS ,the sound incredible, from bells , to transients ,bass, sounstage, very very liquid ,first one just sold as soon as it got off production $28000us ,

It would be very interesting to ask the members who responded to this thread in the very beginning in 2004, if they still have the amps they recommended then today! As for me, I've always bought equipment I liked and just held onto it, not because I thought it was the best but because I liked it. I still have my first amp and speakers, a Yamaha CA-600 and Pioneer HPM-40's, and have enough equipment for four systems lol. So for me, I guess the answer is I will have all of them for life!

Pavpet,
What does your friend say has improved with his new Rubies over his old Sapphires?

My Coincident Dragons Mk II should be with me for a very long time.

I have two...an original Jeff Rowland model 8 with choke and top mod and a ARC D70Mk2.
The D70Mk2 is a superb tube amp IMHO...even though it is now about 27 years young!