Quad 909

Use to own the 909. I would not call it tube like. It is very neutral. No real flaws but, not special.

I think it's the best SS amp I've ever owned! It's the most natural and lifelike. No reliability problems at all. It's one beautiful sounding amp. Mate it with a good pre amp and I think you wont be dissapointed.

Power amps owned...Bryston 4B ST, Audio Research 150.2, Parasound Halo. It bests all of them in my opinion in its balance, soundstaging, and effortless drive. Remains clean and open at louder volumes too. A phenomenal bargain.

Wow, this is very interesting. The amp seems to have good and bad reviews so is it possible that its speaker dependent. If so, for those who like the amp, what type of speaker works best.

Thanks for all the responses.

I used it with Quad's 22L floorstanders with good results.

I have Quad's 12 L2 monitor speakers. So there may be wonderful synergy here that I'm experiencing. However I've heard them on various Paradigm speakers, and it powers those magically too.