Memory Lane Once Again
1967, my new Fisher 200T Transistor Receiver, It was "Transistors to the Rescue" then. I was 18 and in college.
I went from a suitcase portable: flip down turntable with detaching speakers I took from my brother to my first decent system with wedding present money.
Point is, I could NEVER experience such a leap up in sound quality as that so it is the transistor amp I remember most.
I just sold my transistor McIntosh MC2250, and ordered a Cayin A88T tube integrated, it is on the way. Sold my transistor C28 Preamp, zeroing in on a tube preamp now.
IF you can find efficient speakers you love, it opens up the world of lower power amps, transistor or tubes.