Considering moving to separates with a tube preamp-appreciate recommendations

When sitting down to audition your line of amplifiers and without regard to price, are you able to describe what differences will be noted as we cycle through your line of amplifiers, including the new class D?   I would post this as a separate thread, but I don’t want to pressure you to answer such a question.

A lot depends on the speaker used for our OTLs. If the speaker is very easy to drive the differences are slight- from the S-30 up to the MA-2. But the MA-2 can drive speakers that some of our smaller amps cannot (for example, Sound Labs need at least the MA-1, but the MA-2 is better). But generally, the larger the amp, the more authority it has without sacrificing any of the nimble nature of the smaller amps.

The class D sounds very similar to our tube amps but is slightly more transparent. It has the advantage of being able to drive a much wider range of speakers.

You could also look at the AGD Tempo Di GaN stereo amp that’s also in your price range, and I believe both amps are upgradeable for future tech innovations, which is really nice (I know AGD is but maybe Ralph can confirm his amps are too).

Our class D amp is easily updated. We've had an update with warranty reactivation policy in place for all of our products for decades on now.

The Bel Canto EX-1 amp intrigues me too, but it's class D, and I'm not sure about it...

@jpipes FWIW class D has evolved to easily compete sound-wise with any class AB or class A amplifier made.

I do recommend audition though- some class D amps are not nearly as musical as others I've heard, IMO.