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
Carver “The Receiver 150”
Yamaha RX-V 590
Yamaha RX-V 990
B&K Ref 20 (pre)
ATI 1505
VTL ST 85
Adcom GFA 5500
McCormack Deluxe 1
McCormack DNA 225
Perreaux E160
EAD TheaterMaster Ovation (upgraded to Ovation 8){pre/pro}
Cinepro 3K6 Mark II
EAD PowerMaster 6300
Latest update-
Accuphase E-308 intergrated (2nd system)
McIntosh MC 2007
and two MC 352's
Allied 395 reciever,Marantz 240,Phase Linear 700B,Carver tfm15, Carver tfm35,Mcintosh MC2120,Mcintosh MC352 and MC 275 biamp setup.still using MC2120 and tfm15 for HT.
First 'real' amp was a Rotel RA 820. Then came a Mission Cyrus One, a NAD 317 with an Rotel RQ970 phono-pre, then came a self built Class A power amp/Musical Fidelity X-Pre, X-LPS and X-PSU combination. Then the Musical Fidelity's changed into an Aragon 24K pre, which eventually got company from a Threshold S/300 poweramp. Now I'm saving for a Threshold S/200 poweramp to bi-amp..........
1. 1990. Proton AA-1150
This was a great little amp for college. Good sound, good looks, and impressive amounts of power.

2. 1992. Parasound HCA-2200
This was to be my main amp for a small home theater system in college (yes, I was ambitious and already saving my money for a LaserDisc player). This poor amp was a big dud. It hummed like a banshee, but on a very irregular basis. I did not discover this issue until it was too late to return it to the dealer. I wonder if I just had a lemon or if the Mk II fixed an issue with the Mk I.

3. 1993. NAD 208 THX
This was an awesome amp that I held onto for 13 years (I just recently sold it to a friend). This amp was quiet, clean, had lots of power, and never gave me any trouble.

4. 1994. NAD 2400 THX
I still have this amp, currently in use on a pair of subwoofers. I have also used this amp in various applications like surround speakers and a 2 channel office system. Like the 208, it's a quiet and trouble free amp. It prefers small speakers though.

5. 1999. Bryston 4B-ST
This amp is still in service in my home theater. You simply can't go wrong with a Bryston.

6. 2003. Bryston 14B-SST
This is a bruiser of an amp, currently used in my 2 channel bedroom system. It has ridiculous amounts of power and is the quietest amp I have owned (until ASR came along). It will soon be displaced to the home theater by an ASR Emitter I.

7. 2003. Bryston 6B-SST
Currently driving the front three channels of my home theater, this guy is the little brother to the 14B. No complaints here.

8. 2006. ASR Emitter I Exclusive
Currently waiting for Christmas to come a few days early. I'm not sure how to upgrade from here...