20 Vintage Amps That Prove They Really Don’t Make Them Like They Used To

I kept waiting for Ampzilla, but she never showed up!

So, no mention of revolutionary single-ended Aleph 0 or David Reich-era Classé Audio, but somehow they found room for Naim and NAD.

I owned two of the amps in the article-Harman Kardon Citation II, Dynaco Stereo 70. Compared to the amps I have now ARC, Unison, they are euphonic and transients are slower. They were also lacking in top end, but so were the speakers that were made during this period.

@wharfy Neither of those two amps above have a rolled off high end but apparently your speakers did. The HK had full power bandwidth well past 50KHz; the designer was big on bandwidth. The ST70 does quite well in that department too. 

@dynacohum Seconded! At 200 WPC of clean, crisp power, not to mention the black and white esthetic and those huge sexy meters, it was a great amp.

Pop had two systems, both powered by ARC D-150s. I TOLD him to call me if he ever was to move on from them as I'd match whatever he would get on a trade-in. He never called and needless to say I'm STILL mad at him! RIP pop...

Happy listening.

lol,

 I had an Ampzilla and the Son of Ampzilla.  I think I built everything Hafler ever put out. I still have a Dynaco  Phase 400 (For some reason).  All  were good in their time, but I’m not sure they’d stand up against today’s technology.