Beyond Ayre Pass and Rowland

Since we are discussing what might be among the very best amps, has anyone heard the Engstrom Lars tube amp?  That beast is WAY too big and EXPENSIVE for me to ever consider, but, I do wonder how it sounds.  I have never seen it myself.  Personally, I like at least the idea of all out assaults on making a great 20 watt amp.

Hi Larryi,
I have not heard these Swedish amplifiers. A friend of mine heard the original version of them at their debut during CES 2009. He said they were èxtraordinarily transparent and utterly natural. He was very impressed with their presentation.

Another curiosity generating all out assault 300b amplifier is is the Swiss made  Da Vinci Preziosa.
Charles,

@tom_hankins What qualities of Audionet did  you like? In addition, what SS brands have compared it to?

High resolultion with the best SS amps I've heard. Think Soulution.  Deep, dense, textured images like the Tenor and BAT, Hybred/tube amps. Does space and air really well too. I had never heard any of there products, listened to 3 different systems that were all Audionet and YG Acoustics.  Bought the stereo amp, one week later traded up to the monos.  They make my system sound less like a system. Lots of reviews out there on them.