Well, my favorite electronics is a Kinergetics KPA-1 pre-amp and KBA-75 amp. The Apt Holman pre-amp and two Apt amplifiers (set to mono-block) are also in my collection. The Apt pre-amp has almost almost as many phono adjustments as my Dolan PM1. The two amps' combined weight is less than the KBA-75 (75 Wpc full class A), versus 200 Wpc for each mono-lock Apt. There are both well built and while not sounding the same, are my two best set-ups now. Both better than Mc C-27 and MC-2100, Harman-Kardon Citation 17s and 16As, and Parasound HCA-2200ii.