Used to have an NYAL 300. Loved it back in the day. There are improvements to be had today. Pretty romantic sounding. George Kaye and others have done lots of mods on them, including bigger capacitors, torodial xformers (they were susceptible to mechanical buzz), etc., etc. Also have used (and still own a Llano Trinity 300, a very nice sounding unit. Beats up on the NYAL, but should at about 4X cost.
Ever used hybrid power amps?
I've just discovered the joys of passive preamps and wow! My sorta laid-back Meadowlark Kestrels love the detail and immediacy, but running a pure solid state amp (of the type that I can afford) this way can be a little intense. So, I'm considering hybrid tube/ss power amp designs like Counterpoint, Van Alstine and NYAL/Moscode. Anybody have any thoughts to offer? My local audio guru/tech guy favors the NYAL stuff--it would be great to hear from anybody who's used the 300, which is a 150 watt/ch design available for quite reasonable prices on the used market. Comments?