Personal amp evolution

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..........

H.H.Scott 210-F (2)
MARANTZ 2235
DYNACO ST-70
NEXT? MAC 275

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...

1.Onkyo integrated something or other.
2.Conrad Johnson solidstate stereo amp(MF something or other)
3.Pass Labs Aleph 5(?),the 60 watt stereo model(should have kept that around).
4.Wavelength Cardinal X-1
5.Viva Solista integrated(for 1 month,after which I went running back to...)
6....Wavelength Venus Copper mono amps(45s at 2 watts per channel)
7.Wavelength Signature 45 silver/cobalt (which I thought would be my last amp)
8.Tom Evans Linear A stereo amp(which really rocked my world for a while)
9.Shindo Cortese stereo amp (F2a) which is best I have ever heard and which I am currently groovin' to.
10.If I upgrade again,will be the Shindo western electric limiteds(but in no hurry to do so).

Sansui Integrated Amp
Michaelson & Austin TVA-10
Spectron