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TOP TEN solid state amps of all time?

Audigon members really responded well the the Top Ten Tuners of All Time. Literally a wealth of information for all of us.Plus the civility of members was outstanding. We can disagree but still share our opinions. Lets keep this discussion the same.Also lets keep the price new or used at 10K or less. To start this thread I vote for the Threshold 400a Class a amp.Cant remember the new price but used is $400.00 to $600.00 average. I my opinion one of the best amps ever made. In the class A/B amps vote for CM LABS,one of the first true mil spec amps produced. Doubt if many of you remember CM Labs though.
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glide3
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Lamm M1.1 and M2.1
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mryan
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Cello Performance II monoblocks. Lightning fast, articulate, sweet, and powerful. One chassis is the power supply (energy is stored in a dual choke instead of capacitors), and the other is the (one-channel) amp. This monster doesn't run out of steam - it's built to drive a one ohm load. This amp has no personality - delicate and airy in one turn and powerful and dynamic in the next. Its real strengths are in its ability to manage micro-dynamic contrasts and to maintain an utterly unconfused and solid soundstage. The music is therefore real and exciting. It doesn't harden up, get hazy, or really even act like its working very hard.
gthrush1
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Boulder 102AE ~$4k retail...
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snook2
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A relative new amp on the block but the best I've heard in my system is the Aloia 1301 with Inductive power supply really took control of the Dunlavy V's
miavce
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Van Alstine model 3 power amp circa 1977. Still one of the best ever. I carried the Van Alstine line as a retailer. Coupled with the Van Alstine Model 1 Pre Amp an unbeatable system then and right with the best of them today. Van Alstine did not release specs with his products per se. I remember one spec to this day "Damping Factor" Unit should not get wet". Van Alstine refused to play the great numbers game of the day. Instead he said "Trust Your Ears" These products were of course early mil-spec amps,and preamps. Superb build quality,that Threshold,Krell,and Levinson soon copied. Many of you will not remember these,but they were vastly ahead of the competition.
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