Personal amp evolution

THANK YOU Mr. Frank Van Alstine ...
1. Kenwood receiver - served me well (I thought at the time) for many years.
2. Opera Consonance a120 Hybrid Integrated - my first foray into hi-end. Thank you Mr. Stephen Harris (playhouseaudio.com) for your kind intro to hi-end sound. But I later decided I wanted more power for my large room, so ...
3. Van Alstine Fet Valve Ultra 550 - power, finesse, extension, and musicality. Color me done. Thank you Mr. Frank Van Alstine for the last amp I'll likely ever own.

NAD 3020, college days
Pass Labs Aleph 3, first step into high end
Pass Labs Aleph 5, more power
Pass Labs Aleph 2, more power, needed monos
Pass Labs XA 160's, delivery due this week

More power, more heat, more money, better sound.

starting in mid-70s,a series of receivers:
Fisher,Sanyo,Onkyo
then preamps:Rotel RC-970BX,Adcom GFP-750-both with
Rotel RB-990BX power amp
recently have used various combos of GFP-750,Dynaco PAS-2,
PAT-4,& PAT-5 w/the RB-990BX or a pair of McIntosh MC-60s.
just got an Anthem Pre 2L & am trying it with the RB990BX
also have a NAD C320BEE integrated & a Fisher 700 receiver
in other systems

Fisher receiver(don't even remember the model)

Carver A500x

Adcom GFA-555

McCormack DNA-0.5 Deluxe

McCormack DNA-125

McCormack DNA-225

McCormack DNA-225 Gold + Edition

Pass Labs X250.5

I've been doing a lot of "evolving" in the last few years

Kenwood Receiver ** long gone **
Phase Linear 400 ** sold **

Parasound HCA 2200 ** sold **

B&K M200 Sonata ** Started with 2, now have 6. ** sweet!
2 of them modded at Musical Concepts

B&K Ref 4420 ** sold **

Bedini 100.100 MkII ** Still have ** - sweet amp

Conrad Johnson MF2100 2 of them vertical biamp. ** sold both **

Ayre V3 ** sold **

Electron Kinetics Eagle 2a ** Still have 2 of them **
Electron Kinetics Eagle 2c prime - ** really sweet amp. **