I have been lucky enough to own some of the best while working in the Audio business and before and after. That said, the 100.2 is very good. Of the two I had one had a transformer buzz that did not come through the speakers but was noticed at very low late night listening. I had a decent system using this amp which included a CJ ART pre and MG-20 Magnepans and all Wireworld Gold Eclipse connects and wire. It was one of the more enjoyable systems in my history.