Jafant - The amps have been struggling for over a year and are indeed back home in fine fittle. The first tech made a mess of it, changing some cap values, mis-regulating and stressing some circuits. The second outfit came highly recommended as a warranty repair center for McIntosh among others. But their senior tech who could make sense of the mess was out for extended medical leave; and on return was buried in urgent backlog work. BUT, he went through both amps and got everything into synchronicity and they do sound good.
So, the DR-6 and 9s are like new, which is really quite good. My comparisons are the class A Benchmark AHB-2s and the Adcom GFA555II which I bought for entry level benchmarking. The Adcom really trails far behind in all audiophile ways, even though fairly well regarded in its time. The Classe and Benchmark are remarkably similar. I don't hear the "darkness" often attributed to the Classe. However I do hear a bit of gritty, dry hashiness in the Adcom (also repaired and tested as good.)
Now with 4 bridged amps / 8 channels available, I can make real time comparisons with 4 speakers under test - what joy. I'll get to some progress reports when the legal matters are finalized.
So, the DR-6 and 9s are like new, which is really quite good. My comparisons are the class A Benchmark AHB-2s and the Adcom GFA555II which I bought for entry level benchmarking. The Adcom really trails far behind in all audiophile ways, even though fairly well regarded in its time. The Classe and Benchmark are remarkably similar. I don't hear the "darkness" often attributed to the Classe. However I do hear a bit of gritty, dry hashiness in the Adcom (also repaired and tested as good.)
Now with 4 bridged amps / 8 channels available, I can make real time comparisons with 4 speakers under test - what joy. I'll get to some progress reports when the legal matters are finalized.