I like Blue Circle amps myself. My BC2 Merlin combo is killer good for me! I actually prefer this combo to a Atmasphere/Merlin combo I was originally looking towards(mark2 60watt OTL).
There are a pair of BC 2.1's here on Agon for a song! Real sweet amps! that the latest BC206 is trying to compete against. If this is in your range, I would jump with both feet. The 6sn7 driver vs. the 6922 driver tube used in Blue Circle's current amps is a large part of that, in addition to the parts used, the wood bodies, hours of point to point wiring..... I love my amps! Absolutely HUGE soundstage, PRaT,.. you can tune the presentation by driver tubes very easy with the 6sn7 also - you want a big stage, but recessed in presentation used Brimar cv1988. More upfront and "ALIVE" use Sylvania 6sn7W. More bass, Kenrad; very well balanced of all the above - Tungsol. I have "W"'s in at the moment. "its alive......"
But I am vinyl listener mostly. With Merlins, because they are what you feed them and how you setup your system, everything counts. But you are right, if you get that amp/speaker interface/marriage right, boy it makes eveything else just fall into place (or like walls, just disappear).
There are a pair of BC 2.1's here on Agon for a song! Real sweet amps! that the latest BC206 is trying to compete against. If this is in your range, I would jump with both feet. The 6sn7 driver vs. the 6922 driver tube used in Blue Circle's current amps is a large part of that, in addition to the parts used, the wood bodies, hours of point to point wiring..... I love my amps! Absolutely HUGE soundstage, PRaT,.. you can tune the presentation by driver tubes very easy with the 6sn7 also - you want a big stage, but recessed in presentation used Brimar cv1988. More upfront and "ALIVE" use Sylvania 6sn7W. More bass, Kenrad; very well balanced of all the above - Tungsol. I have "W"'s in at the moment. "its alive......"
But I am vinyl listener mostly. With Merlins, because they are what you feed them and how you setup your system, everything counts. But you are right, if you get that amp/speaker interface/marriage right, boy it makes eveything else just fall into place (or like walls, just disappear).