Power Amplifiers

I have a Carver TFM-35 circa 1993. I bought it brand new on eBay in 2008 for $500 as a sealed box while used ones were going for $450. I thought it might be fake until I opened it up and saw the Nichicon capacitors and Toshiba transistors. It has a sparkling yet smooth top end. I had a new Don Sachs Kootenay that bettered it but certainly did not embarrass it. I ran the Carver through a Don Sachs preamp for the past year and it was pretty holographic. Sometimes old stuff is pretty surprising. 

On rotation here are a Hafler DH-220 with modified power supply. A Hafler DH-200 with qua-co driver boards. A Dynaco modified by Van Alstine Mos-Fet 250E. All are very nice and have different sonic qualities. 

Belles ST150A Hot Rod and Pass Labs Aleph 30 are still in use.

Sansui CA-F1 and BA-F1 pre-power combo, 
partly restored, still get switched on every now and then. Still a transparent sounding combo after they warm up over an hour.