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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
timothywas1
30 posts
 
Kenwood receiver, KENWOOD A/V RECEIVER, [ALWAYS 2-CHANNEL HOME THEATRE INT.]ONKYO TXDS 747 RECIEVER W 5.1 PREAMP OUTS,INTO ADCOM GFA 7000 /5 CHANNEL, PLINIUS SA 100MK3. -NOW PLINIUS SA 1O2s DUAL MONO , PLINIUS P-8 FOR CENTER, SA 100 MK3 FOR SURROUNDS[TODAYS CONFIG] AND LIKELY TO STAY...
braro
87 posts
 
1970's Marantz receiver
Sony HT monstrosity
Sony ES separates
VTL MB 125 monos
Parasound JC-1s.

Nothing on the horizon amp wise. I think Im done for awhile although I would love to try some high power tubes, VTL 450s maybe. The JC-1s are proving to be fantastic with my Vandersteen 3A sigs and 2WQ subs.
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gliderguider
294 posts
 
Updated yet again:

1980 - Akai something-or-other
1984 - Naim Nait (the first version)
1985 - Musical Fidelity A1
1986 - Cyrus II/PSX
1994 - SimAudio 4070
2003 - Sugden Au51P
2003 - KR18 BSI
2003 - Coincident MP300B
2003 - Wavelength Triton Blue
2004 - deHavilland Aries 845G
2004 - Canary CA-339
2005 - Audion Silver Night PX25
2005 - Tom Evans Audio Design Linear A

With the Linear A I may be done for a while. Mated to sensitive speakers it's the answer to a SET-lover's dreams - all the SET liquidity, harmonic richness and natural midrange coupled with a level of microdynamics, extension, imaging, resolution, transparency, palpability, air and impact that is unequalled in my experience. Not bad for a 25 wpc amp that uses 4 EL84s per side, driven by op-amps. Within its power envelope it's hard to imagine better performance.
mdconnelly
133 posts
 
spanning nearly 30 years...
- Pioneer receiver
- Hafler DH200
- Bryston 3B
- Levinson 331
- McCormack DNA-500

The McCormack is just amazing and ain't going anywhere soon.
memeboy
46 posts
 
These are my personal amps, in order of purchase starting in 1971. I think it is a fairly short list for 35 years. The amps I still have are marked with an asterisk. Dynaco Stereo 120, Harmon Kardon Citation 12, Dynaco Stereo 400, Phase Linear 700B, Phase Linear 400, Dynaco SCA35*, Dynaco Stereo 70*, Audio Research D51*, Audio Research D75, Dynaco Stereo 35*, Berning EA2-30*, Berning Personal Amp*, Berning EA2-150, Tact 2150x*.
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