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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.
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oblgny
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Hmmm....interesting forum.
Pioneer SX 1250 - not an amp BUT my first "hifi" purchase ever...and a long time ago. (purchased brand spanking new)
The Carver Cube! SS
Cayin A50T integrated tube
Pioneer Elite M91. SS
Aragon 4004. SS
Conrad Johnson MF2100 SS - and sorry I sold it
Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum tube
First Watt M2 SS
Pass Labs X150.5. SS - pretty much my all time favorite...at this moment
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Oops. Also a MCINTOSH MC2100 SS
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Fisher 500*, was my father’s receiver
Sansui model 8*, from early seventies
Marantz model 18, early 70s, which I kept.
Marantz model 15*, and 16* power amplifiers
Marantz model 7* model 8*
Phase Liner 400*
SAE MK IV*
Pioneer SPEC 1* and SPEC 2*, later SPEC 4*
Pioneer C 21*, D23*, M24*
1980
Sansui AU 717 TU 717
Auduioncs B2, C2*
McIntosh model 2005* and model 29* pre
Conrad Johnson PA 3*
GAS Ampzilla*
McIntosh MC 60, pair*
Carver, do not remember model*,
1990s
ARC SP 11*, D 150*
ARC LS 22, VT 100*
ARC LS 15
Threshold T 200*, T 400*, T3*
Krell KSA 150*
Forte model 4*, and 44*
ML 27*
Parasound HAV 2200 II*
2000s
Denon 4802
Classe SSP 25
Classe CA 100*, CA 150, CA 300*
Anthem MC 2
B&K Referenve 7205*
Bryston 4B ST
Bryston 5B ST
After 2008
Cary CM 200
BAT VK 60
BAT VK 55*
VTL 450*
Present.
BAT VK 60, in mono, now two in mono
HT, Cary 200 front, and 5B, centre/back
Denon, and Acurus bedroom
*sold
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oblgny
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Holy smokes!
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Here's my amp/int amp/rec'r journey from 1984 to 2015:

1. Yamaha M50, crown straight line 1 preamp
2. Sansui AU717
3. NAD 2155, Luxman preamp & Acoustat TNP pre
4. B&K ST140, Acoustat TNP pre, Music reference RM5 mkII pre & dyna PAS 2
5. Dynaco ST70, Dyna PAS 3
6. McIntosh MC225, Music Reference pre
7. B&K EX442 Sonata - sounded almost exactly like the Paoli's), Music Ref pre
8. Paoli M60 monoblocks, Music Ref pre
9. cj MV50, Music Ref pre
10. Music Reference RM9, Music Ref pre
11. AMC CVT-3030
12. Mac 1900 Rec'r
13. Mitsubishe DA-R7 rec'r
14. Creek 5050 int.
15. Acurus A80, Hegeman Hapi2 pre
16. Early Korneff 6bq5 SE int.
17. John Ecklund PP6bg6 triode - moded Conn organ amp
18. Custom KT66 SE int (from ebay)
19. Onix OA-21s
20. ads A-2
21. JVC AX-55, 80 watt Special class A int.
22. Musical Fidelity B1
23. Kailin 6bq5 int
24. Rawsonte Brick gainclones, Superphon Rev. Basic Dual Mono preamp
25. Audio Space Mini-Galaxy II
26. John Ecklund PP6bg6 triode - moded
27. Yamaha AX-550 int amp
28. Tandberg 3030 receiver
29. Fleawatt TPA3122 D2 Soft Maple amp
30. Fleawatt cigar box amp TPA3122
31. Fleawatt TDA7297 Zebrawood
32. Optonica SM-1515B int.
33. Onix OA-20/2
34. Ditton Elan DI-260

And the most memorable/best sounding: Mac MC225, Korneff, 6bg6, the Onix's, the B&K's, Paolis, the Fleawatt's, and the Ditton Elan

And the worst sounding/bigest disappointment: cj (just didn't mate up with the MR preamp & wish I had a PV5), Musical Fidelity B1, Kailin (fans just too darn loud), MAC1900 (great tuner but early SS harsh sounding amp)
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