How good is the VSP labs Trans mos 150


I recently saw a TransMos 150 from VSP Labs. I was informed that these are great sounding amplifiers, actually sought after if one can find one. The owner has one unit in excellent condition. Like it was just out of the box. What is the reputation of this amplifier?

I have an Audio Research LS3& kef 104.2 speakers that I want to match with the TM 150.
joelj

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I had a "TransMos Gold," which was rated at 200 wpc... it had a big, warm sound. I bought mine about 1986, sold it a couple years ago. I liked it a lot, and I replaced it with a McCormack DNA-1 Deluxe. I used the VSP for 15 yrs, though by the time I sold it the power supply caps needed to be replaced, and with one channel running hotter than the other, the amp needed to be rebiased. The guy who bought it from me was very familiar with VSPs, had done some repair on other VSPs, and just found the problems to be typical for a VSP with that much use. Soundwise, the VSP certainly wasn't in the same league as the McCormack, but it was a notch above a B&K 442.