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There are a lot of them in this thread: My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! | Audiogon Discussion Forum but it will take you a while to read it. |
@decooney its hard to say what I would rather hear from an amp that would be different from the xa30.8. Mostly curious about very different sonic profiles that are well-enjoyed. I really haven’t tried much, so curious where a thread like this leads. Ayre, Luxman are intriguing, for sure. I’d probably not like the brighter solid state stuff, personally. Maybe fuller, weightier, denser? I just picked up an octave v110 kt120/kt88/el34 integrated to try out that flavor. So far, it’s different... still good... still warming up, going to tube roll a bit. The pass is just a great amp. But there must be unique magical Sonics elsewhere too. |
redwood, That thread is a never ending journey. wcss goes through so many amps, some multiple times, that it’s unbelievable. It starts out with mid-priced amps but he’s been in ultra-high-end territory for a while now. He also has a youtube channel (Jay’s Audio Lab) where you can see and listen to what he’s got. It’s one man’s opinion, but that man has done a lot of listening to a lot of amps. I find him to be honest and straightforward with his opinions and advice, but will everyone agree with them? Of course not. |
