Best amp under $6k, in your opinion?

I can see how my reasoning might not make sense (not that I've ever placed a high value on reasoning). I could have held on to the D-225 (sold it to another TRL family member). Ultimately I wanted to try something different (not to mention I got the VACs for a price I could not turn down). I've always been curious about VAC and in their own right, and especially with my Audiokinesis Stormbringer speakers, the Auricle MB-70s sound great.

It will be awhile before I can pursue the battery powered momoblocks and I have two other projects I'm working on (building a TT and getting back into analog and digital tape). So as you can see variety is the spice of life for me.

I have now purchased the Dude preamp by trl - this is a tubed unit. My previous favorite pre was the Audio Horizons TP2.1. The Dude bests it in all areas and by a good margin.

If one is interested in the new trl gear they must be ..

1) patient , as Paul hand makes these one at a time and sometimes he gets behind or is waiting on parts.
2) Must not want audio jewelery as the amp and pre are very standard looking - perhaps a step above DIY. They don't come with manuals, footers, thick face plates etc.

But, what you get is glorious sound and Paul's talent in circuit design.

For me, when asked what the best amp is for under $6000, the D225 is a proverbial "no brainer" when considering sound quality alone.

Also, Paul's current D225 has some updates that include the power supply. I also use his power cord on the amp which really was a match made in heaven. I am waiting on this speaker cables now.

Bill

Rafael,
maybe you can aswer this, Im not sure its true but: Current MOSFET devices can't switch faster than 3nS which means the resolution of the Spectron amp is no more than 13 bit?

Grannyring,

If you like the power cord wait until you hear what the speaker cables can do in your system.

Has anyone heard the Spectral DMA-250 and maybe compared it to the Spectron?