bullet proof amp

Get Bullet proof speakers (pro gear) first - usally these are what gets destoyed very quickly!

I second the Crown amps. My D150 is still working flawlessly after 37 years!

Bob P.

McIntosh mc2105...circa 1967 thru 1975 or so,and still available almost daily on the 'gon...2x105 watts!

I don't know whether Bryston 4B-ST can be considered as vintage. I remember reading some comments about these amps being used in some night clubs and discos by DJs, and that cigarette butts are discarded on top of them and drinks spilt on them, and after continuous play at near clipping levels the amps never failed.

Also, I read somewhere here about the Krell KAV-400XI being dropped from a waist-level table onto a concrete floor and come out fine, although the concrete floor was chipped. Certainly built like a brick.

1.) Crown first, Hafler 2nd, and also Carver
2.) Pro touring amps