Personal amp evolution

1970 Soundesign "stereo" record changer and speakers

1979 Technics SA 200 receiver

1981 Hafler DH 200

1982 Hafler DH 220

1984 Hafler DH 500

1985 Adcom GFA 555

1993 Aragon 4004 MK II

2001 Mark Levinson 23.5

Random spares and/or bedroom:

Naim Nait II integrated,
Behringer A500s,
Quatre "Gain Cell",
Marantz AV receiver,
Vintage Marantz Receiver

Hmmmmm......I think I am ready for new amps!

1953: The year I was born my Dad broght home a monophonic Grundig receiver with LP player. It lasted until. . .
1967 Christmas: Braun 30W stereo integrated;
1977: Sony ST5055(?) integrated, which moved with me when I moved out of my parent's place;
1981: Luxman 40W receiver -- my first independent audio equipment purchase;
1987: Aragon 4004 stereo;
1998: Jeff Rowland Model 7M monos;
2008: Jeff Rowland 312 stereo.

Streetdaddy,
I think you listed a bunch of amps in a preamp evo thread. You might want to give it another try. Happy Thanksgiving!

Crap, wrong thread! Sorry Streetdaddy, hope you had a great holiday!

Ah, this a great thread.

My amplifier evolution began from an XAM Mk 3 integrated at at age 5.

Since then:

Harmon Kardon Citation 30

Marantz 2230 receiver

Kenwood KA-8100

Belles 1 amp and preamp

Naim NAC72/NAC32.5/Hicap/NAP110 -- later on NAP160, 250, & 135 monoblocks

Other amps/preamps along the way:

Krell KSA 50
Classe DR-4
Classe DR-5
Classe Audio DR-2
Classe Audio DR-3VHC

Audio Research D70MKII

Bedini 25/25 Serial #50 -- one of the good ones before Bedini went to the cheaper version with smaller heat sinks
Every speak with John Bedini? Fascinating guy to talk to -- especially about his free energy experimentation with Tom Bearden.

Electrocompaniet Ampliwire II

Mark Levinson ML-1, ML-6A monoblock preamps with separate power supplies

Paragon E preamp -- neat two piece jobber with a massive power supply for a preamp -- real nice sounding too

Quicksilver 8417 (6) tube version monoblocks
Quicksilver Mini-Mite monoblocks (presently own)

Antique Sound Lab Wave AV 25 monoblocks (presently own)

Naim Nait 3 integrated (had a few of these) My favorite was one I had modified so that the amp and preamp sections were split with a jumper that was added to the back of the unit.

Tremendous flexiblity allowing for use with an outboard power supply like snaps, flatcap or Hicap. Could also be used as a separate amplifier. As I recall it sounded very nice with a Hicap inserted between the NAC 92 preamp and NAP 90MK3 amp -- what the Nait3 really was -- an NAC92 and NAP 90.3 shoehorned into one box. The best sound of course was using the Nait3 as a preamp/Hicap and then your choice of amplifiers.

Naim NAC 42/NAP 110 (presently own plus an olive NAC 62 and original chrome bumper (green light Hicap serial number 44,XXX something).

Presently I use my old Naim NAC42 and NAC62 with a Hicap to run my Electrocompaniet Ampliwire AW65, Quicksilver and ASL tube mono blocks; they sound terrific -- noticably better than with my NAP110 (which while still a cool amp needs a service).

Electrocompaniet Preampliwire IIA (presently own)

Electrocompaniet Ampliwire 65 (presently own)

NAD 3130 integrated (presently own)

Many FM tuners as well, plus a few cassette decks, speakers etc.

Enjoy the music!
JimmyBlues