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
Okay you asked for it!

B&K ST 140
Adcom GFA-555MkII
Carver Magnetic Field something 1.0t
Krell KST-100
2- Krell KST 100's
Acoustat TNT 200 Twin Transnova(run with 1+1's)
McIntosh 7270
Conrad Johnson MFA-2300(lasted 2 days in my system)
Quicksilver M-60's(now were talking)
ARC VTM 120's monoblocks AHHHH thats better.(currently)

Like a lot of you guys, "been there done that" and done that again!, and again! someone stop me!!

You dont even want the complete speaker list!

Sincerely,
Still looking!
Okay you asked for it!

B&K ST 140
Adcom GFA-555MkII
Carver Magnetic Field something 1.0t
Krell KST-100
2- Krell KST 100's
Acoustat TNT 200 Twin Transnova(run with 1+1's)
McIntosh 7270
Conrad Johnson MFA-2300(lasted 2 days in my system)
Quicksilver M-60's(now were talking)
ARC D-200
ARC VTM 120's monoblocks AHHHH thats better.(currently)

Like a lot of you guys, "been there done that" and done that again!, and again! someone stop me!!

You dont even want the complete speaker list!

Sincerely,
Still looking!
Just upgraded again- Parasound JC-1's are now gracing the presence of my listening room :)
This is going to be fun - a real memory test for us 'old' guys.

1962 - Magnavox console stereo. Chuck Berry, etc.
1964 - Magnavox portable (not really) stereo with removeable speakers that were hinged to swing out or be lifted off and placed where wanted. Rock & roll just started.
1971 - Zenith mini-stereo. Poor Navy man.
1976 - Harmon-Kardon receiver. First 'real' system when back in college. Original inverted dome tweeters.
1978 - Yamaha CR-820 receiver.
1980 - Pair of McIntosh MC-60 amps (do I wish I still owned - you bet)
1985 - Pair of Bryston 2B-LP running in bridged mode - what a great sound!! Kept for almost 12 years they were so good.
1996 - McIntosh MC-300. Nice sound, but Mac makes terrible preamps.
1996 - VTL 150 mono-blocks. Worst amps I have ever owned!! Pieces of junk and sounded like it. Kept for about two weeks.
1996 - McIntosh MC-275 reissue - end of tubes for me.
1997 - McIntosh MC-500 wonderfully powerful and sweet sounding amp. My third favorite after MOSFET & 2B-LPs.
1999 - Sony TA-F808ES MOSFET class A integrated amp. My introduction to that wonderful MOSFET sound.
2003 - Sony TA-N90ES MOSFET power amp. As good as the TA-F808ES was I wanted to try the same thing in balanced mode. The best, to-date.
From 1980 till now:

Akai something-or-other
Naim Nait (the first version)
Musical Fidelity A1
Cyrus II/PSX
SimAudio 4070
Sugden Au51P
KR18 BSI (300BXLS SET integrated)
Coincident MP300B monos
Wavelength Triton Blue monos