Parasound JC-1 still one of the leaders?

Taste and synergy rule as always. Hard to ignore the rave reviews but I had JC-1's and sold them to go back to my trusty Rotel RB-1090 and was much happier (and had another three grand to play with). Now using class D Wyred 4 Sound STI-500 integrated. I'm so happy with the W4S that I'm contemplating a post proclaiming something dumb like "I'm done searching for the perfect amp". A pair of JC-1's weigh well over a hundred pounds, take up a lot of real estate, use a buncha AC, and heat your room whether you like it or not. The W4S is light, small, "green", cool, and my system sounds better to me than ever before by a healthy margin. My wife said it was money well spent. Wow.

I also was not impressed with the JC-1's. To me, they sounded somewhat dull and lifeless compared to the other amps I was playing with at the time: VTL tube amps, Bel Canto, even Bryston...

But Stereophile says they are wonderful sounding class A amps.

GO read the reviews and pull the wax out of your ears all you that are not impressed. =8^D

If you want to hear one of the best kept secrets in a world class amplifier, you give the Sanders Sound Systems Magtech amps a listen. Incredibly powerful, relatively lightweight and sound to die for and it runs cool. Don't know how they do it, but really worth a listen. Also has a lifetime warranty.