Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ?

i bought a yaqin mc100b amp secondhand off ebay. the chinese tubes needed replacing. they were pretty worn. i`m currently using 2 x grant fidelity matched psvane 12ax7t`s, 2 x brimar 6sn7gty/cv1988`s, 2 x sylvania 6sn7gtb`s and 4 x electro harmonix kt88eh`s.

this is my very 1st tube amp and my last. i love the look of this amp but much more importantly i love the sound. i never knew music could sound this good and the soundstage and imaging are nothing short of mindblowing and it has responded so well to tube rolling! i just love this amp and i`ll never sell it.

i know it`s a pretty cheap amp and i know there are many much much more expensive amps and it does make me wonder how much i`d have to lay out to better the sound. but this is more than good enough for me!

Bob Carver new 180's are keepers.

I will never sell my Krell KSA-250. Love it

A YAMAHA B2 AND B2X AMP. BOTH OF THESE DUAL MONO CLASS A/B AMPS HAVE SERVED ME WELL FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS RUNNING VERY HARD TO DRIVE MAGNEPAN TYMPANI LOUDSPEAKERS. THE B2X IS REALLY CLEAN AND WAS BUILT FOR A VERY BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME DUE THE YEN SPIKE FROM 250 TO 150 TO THE DOLLAR IN 1985. IT RETAILED FOR 1500. THE B 2 IS THE SMALLER V FET AMP AND THE B2X IS CONVENTIONAL DESIGN THOUGH THEY STATE THAT IT TECHNICALLY STAYS IN CLASS A ALL THE TIME...IT DOES GET REALLY...REALLY HOT.

I would probably agree with TVAD but add a VOX AC30 and a Fender Deluxe Reverb. Presently I am using a Bryston 4B SST Squared which I don't see changing anytime too soon.