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Personal amp evolution

Seeing the over night success of the speaker evolution thread, it may be interesting to see what type of amp(s) we have all run. Same deal as the other thread-we will sort of create a puzzle of our systems you'll have to visit multiple threads to put everything together!!! ;)
For me I started:
Adcom GFA-565 monoblocks
Rotel RB-990bx
Jeff Rowland Design Group Model 5
Balanced Audio Technology(BAT) VK-60

either a CAT JL2, BAT VK-75se or Tenor 75Wp on the horizon.
tireguy
mejames
986 posts
 
JVC RX-8 receiver
Carver 1.0
Counterpoint SA-220
Melos stereo 200 triode
Audio Valve Balduar 240's triode
Conrad Johnson premier 12's [loaner]
BAT VK-120 Mono's
Conrad Johnson premier 8's wish I still had these.
VTL 450 signature's
twl
3,251 posts
 
Marantz Model 26 - 8 yrs.

Dynaco Stereo 120(w/mods) - 6 yrs.

Naim Audio NAP 110 - 11 yrs.

Berning MicroZOTL(NOS tubes) - current
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bradz
229 posts
 
My start to finish:
Harmon Kardon pm 645 integrated
Onkyo receiver
Creek 4330 integrated
Odyssey Stratos (soon possibly for sale)
Innersound esl amp
buckingham
333 posts
 
In a 5 month span.

Technics surround receiver (owned it for 1 day)
Musical Fidelity A3 Integrated (nice intro to SS)
Rogue Magnum Tempest Integrated (really nice intro to tubes)
Rogue Magnum M120's (these are AWESOME and will be staying in my system for a very long time)
jla
231 posts
 
After the Sony and Yamaha receivers I started with a used Carver t-1 amplifier. As soon as I graduated college (and got my first real job) I bought a new Rotel 990 upgraded to a McCormack DNA-0.5 which I enjoyed for many years (great amp). Bought a Levinson 331 that really didn't do it for me and decided to make the jump into the world of tubes. After auditioning many amps I ended up with my current amp....Audio Research VT-50 and couldn't be happier.
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