I did an extensive in-home demo of the Moonriver 404 reference (mentioned above) and it's a very nice amp. Plenty of rich meat on the bones plus BURSTING dynamics. Joy to listen to.
Looking for professional made gainclones or chip amps recommendations
I just sold my single-ended triode amp and am looking for a (near) sonic equivalent in the 50w + range. I had the Audiosector integrated and a DIY gainclone and both had the qualities I am looking for (detail & transparency) though both fell a little short. I'm looking for pro made amps in this vein. The Audiozone amps look interesting from a few yrs back as well as the Clones Audio. Any others I should look for? And I'm sure Class D has made leaps and bounds since my last experience with the PS Audio HCA 2 and Wyred4Sound ST 500 but I'm probably not looking for Class D recommendations. Thanks in advance!