Butler amplifiers

Actually the very same Butler as in car amps CWlondon

I bought a used 2250 to run my HT and I am very pleased with it. It is solid, has a lot of power and is very musical.

I won't try dazzle with some description of the perfect combination of tube and solid state blah-blah... I don't think that's what this unit is about.

In fact, it is decidedly non-tubish in many ways. The tubes are soldered in place - no tube rolling. They run blue not orange - thermionics. So the operating temperature is warm not hot - certainly nowhere near as warm as a Class A solid state amp.

As far as the thread mentioned above goes, I have never felt as though it overwhelmed the system. It went into an existing system and that's the way it has stayed. The differences were immediate and palpable. I liked it better so I kept it.

FWIW It has a good power cable, good power conditioning and sits on a 3" thick slab of myrtle.

What it does do well is handle uncompressed BluRay soundtracks. And it really kicks butt on 2 channel music since I biamped the mains. I think its an honest 150w.

Ecka - you are correct in your assessment - it is not the last word in anything - it is solid, very enjoyable piece for the system and listening environment I have - as well as what I had to spend. (The 5150s sometimes come through on Agon at some pretty compelling prices)

If you have OTL or Pass xxx.5 money and you want the ultimate, you should go that way