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20 Year Old Amplifiers compared to 2017

Just a random thought, but I’m curious just how well the state of the art solid-state amplifiers from 20 years ago compare to some of today’s better offerings. For example, what does a pair of Mark Levinson 33Hs or a Krell FPB 600 sound like if compared to the latest offerings from Pass Labs or Ayre Acoustics?
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stringreen
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Class D's don't make the music I want to listen to.   The only Class D amp that would work for me is the Merrill, but it is expensive
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I have an Ayre V1xe which is almost 20 yrs old....I called Ayre to get their view of getting a look at my amp for degraded parts.   He told me that there was little sense in sending back the amp....unless I dropped it from the 4th floor, all will be working as designed.
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