Personal amp evolution

Started with HK 500 A modded as a pre-amp and a Hafler DH220
then a Melos 90 st to a Jeff Rowland model 8 with choke and now
have added an ARC d-70 mk2 as a tube alternative along with the
Jeff Rowland.

Jadis DA-60 -> Mark Levinson No.331 -> Mark Levinson No. 33H -> DartZeel NHB-108 -> Pass Labs XA160.5

The Pass XA.5 series is very very natural sounding. Tonally excellent.

Going way, way, WAY back to junior HS: Curtes Mathes compact stereo (ick)

High school: Kenwood KA6006 integrated (60 wpc) -- headed in right direction

Post-college graduaton: Yamaha receiver (can't remember model)

Yamaha dies after about 14 years, and replaced with Rotel 100 wpc integrate -- now we're getting somewhere

Move to Surround sound -- Rotel processor and 5-way amp (probably lateral move, soundwise)

Seriously upgrade stereo capabilities: Ayre K-5xeMP preamp, Ayre V-5xe amp

Ahh...

Happy listening.

Various "no high end amps " then i build my own Hawk audio kit amps 2 times 20 watt class A/AB.
Meridian 557
Marklevinson 431
Graaf GM 200
Krell evo 400

next will be probably zanden amps but they are a little expensive and big transistors also have some qualities of their own so maybe a zanden pre wil do the job

ADCOM-GFA555-200W PER CH
ONKYO P-103 PRE
DENON 1910CI DVD
INFINIYS SM 112S

H/T
37 TOSHIBA
YAMAHA RX-V665 AVR
YDS-11 DOCK
KLIPCSH 500 W/SUB