Hello mapman,
Since Merrill came out with their new line of Element amps using the faster switching GaN transistors, they're getting a lot of pairs of Veritas back as trade-ins on the element amps. Merrill told me they're checking these out thoroughly and making any necessary tune-ups and reselling them for about $5K/pair.
It looks like a good time to buy a pair if you're interested. I've only read all the extremely positive reviews on these but never heard them in person. But these have always seemed like ideal amps for me in both performance and form.
I'm currently making two upgrades to my system; buying a pre-owned pair of Magnepan 3.7i to replace an almost 25 years old pair of 2.7QR and a Levinson 326S preamp to replace a Parasound Halo P-6 preamp.
I also picked up a new Oppo 205, at an acceptable premium price of $2,100, to replace my current Oppo 105. I'll be using the 205 and a 20 TB Synology NAS with a Lumin D2dac/streamer as sources.
I believe my 1,200 watt D-Sonic mono-blocks and 3.7i speakers will prove to be a good match. If not, I'll probably buy a pre-owned pair of Veritas from Merrill. Could you share your impressions of the Veritas?
Thanks,
Tim