After 20 years, in the market for a power amp

I like the MOSFET solid state amps that's why I have had a Hafler 9290 and still do. But, in the last two months I have graduated to a JC5 Parasound.  WOW!

The detail is incredible with a smooth top end, bass is much more pronounced at lower listening levels since we have much more power than the Hafler 9290.

I love the sound of JFET - MOSFET amps even more than a Primaluna 400 integrated with higher grade tubes installed.

If you can swing a JC5 , I wouldn't think twice.

Anything John Curl touches is phenomenal, from the vintage HCA-2200ii to the newer JCs at Parasound.

The JCs surpass the older HCAs unless you're handy with a soldering iron 🙂

Why not just fix your current amp? Or do you just want something new? 

Will say MOSFET amps sound wonderful to me, have not had the chance to hear any high end Class D, but have not been all that impressed. 

JC5 indeed!

I would definitely call Klaus. I can remember when i had grown tired of my Stratos monos years ago and I called him, as he is always upgrading his offerings. He made me a great offer and said just send them in. So I did and he used off branded Symphonic Line caps, changed the power supplies, changed the point to point wiring, and other stuff that I forgot about. When I got them back I just let them cook for a few days while I was away and when I got back I was very impressed with everything about these things. He builds some of the best value amps on tbe market. I had 3 different guys come over with their high end amps and it was immediate and obvious that there was just more of everything in the monos. I moved these amps into my main system after the mods and they haven’t moved yet. I’m getting a new Don Sachs / Linn Olson designed Raven tubed pre amp to feed these things and I think it will bring these to yet another level.