Personal amp evolution

Started with tubes, went through some Solid State, now back to mostly tubes. I'm a Packrat, get rid of little, don't upgrade so much as add systems (Bedroom, Basement, Home Theatre, "Listening Room", Living Room, daughter's room = 6 systems)

Pilot (monaural) AF850 in Garrard console (still have in a box somewhere)
Dynaco ST-70 (factory wired, now modified, see below)
McIntosh MA-5100 (still use)
McIntosh MC-240 (girlfriend stole)
Carver ?? (gone, thank god)
Pioneer Elite M-91 (strong & harsh & gone)
Classe CA150 then CA200 (still use)
then the vintage tube bug hit...
Fisher SA-100 (sweet!)
Eico HF-81 (still use)
rebuilt my ST-70 from high school with Alan Kimmel/Welborne mod (still use)
Bottlehead Paramour 2A3 (in process)

looking for a modern small tube amp, but haven't fallen in love with any yet (Jadis? Manley? VTL?)

I spend a lot more on LP's than I do on equipment and have NEVER had a "state of the art" system. But it's certainly easy to revisit my old sound, cuz I still have it somewhere!

Lafayette integrated (a25?)
Marantz 4300 (left it with the ex-wife who promptly got rid of it, among other things)
Adcom 555 I
Golden Tube Audio SE-40
Golden Tube SE-100 (packed away with a shot resistor)
Conrad-Johnson Premier 11A (packed away, makes occasional appearances)
Conrad-Johnson Premier 140 (my mainstay)

These span a 38 year period. The last two are my favorites but they all had/have their areas where they shine and all have very, very good memories associated with them.

Sony receiver
Adcom GFA 535 x2 (biamp, 60wpc ea)
McCormack DNA-1
BAT VK-500

Onkyo 2 channel reciever
Onkyo 5 channel
Onkyo 7 channel
Parasound
Rotel

I stick with stereo. No multi-channel nonsense. I like to keep things relatively simple (considering the possibilities).

1972: Dynaco SCA80Q integrated amp (kit, not a good start)
1973: Marantz 1060 integrated amp (much better)
1973: Marantz 240 pwr amp w/ Dynaco PAT-5 pre
1974: Marantz 240 pwr amp w/ Marantz 7T pre
1975: Marantz 240 pwr amp w/ DB System DB1a pre
1976: 2 Dynaco ST70 modified tube monoblocks w/ DB Sys. pre
1977: Julius Futterman H3aa monoblocks w/ DB Systems pre
1980: Modified Dyna ST70 (6SN7 input section) w/ DB Sys. pre
1983: 2 McIntosh MC40 tube amps w/ ARC SP6B tube pre
1983: Also Bedini 25/25 class A transistor amp, secondary
1985: Julius Futterman tube monoblocks w/ ARC SP6B tube pre
1986: Julius Futterman monoblocks w/ NYAL NCP-2 tube pre
1990: NYAL NCP-2 tube pre into powered Meridian M20 speakers
1994: NYAL NCP-2 tube pre into powered B&O 8000 speakers
1997: Golden Tube SE100 tube amp w/ N.E.W. P3 tube pre
1999: Luxman 3045B tube monoblocks w/ NEW P3 tube pre
1999: Also Acoustic Masterpiece M-101 SE KT88 amp
2002: Audion Silver Night 300B integrated amp for music
2002: Audion Sterling KT88 ETSE integrated amp (for rock)
2005: 2 Audion Black Shadow 845 tube monoblocks w/ Audion Premier 1.0 tube preamp.
2005: Also A/V system uses 2 Audiopax 88 tube monoblocks w/ Django TVC (Transformer Volume Control) using the 6db gain option.

Notes: After a 30 year tour of duty in my brother's systems, my original Marantz 240 is back in my hands. Since 1997 using linestages, my phono preamps have been:

1998: EAR MC3 transformer + Wright Wpp tube RIAA section
2001: Bel Canto Phono-1
2004: Audion Premier phono preamp

This year I returned to a full-function preamp, the Audion Premier 1.0 for line and phono, with Blackhead transformer.