Personal amp evolution


Seeing the over night success of the speaker evolution thread, it may be interesting to see what type of amp(s) we have all run. Same deal as the other thread-we will sort of create a puzzle of our systems you'll have to visit multiple threads to put everything together!!! ;)
For me I started:
Adcom GFA-565 monoblocks
Rotel RB-990bx
Jeff Rowland Design Group Model 5
Balanced Audio Technology(BAT) VK-60

either a CAT JL2, BAT VK-75se or Tenor 75Wp on the horizon.
tireguy

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Unlike many of you, I started very near the top! (please laugh, its' a joke)

1980 Laffayette receiver, thought it sounded awesome at the time.
1982 NAD 7060
1984 Harmon Kardon Citation 11 or 12 (can't remember)
1985 Carver M-400, big mistake, 201 Watts, what a joke!
1986 Carver M-400, added a second to run mono's at 500 Watts, one was not enough power, what a surprise. Minimal improvent. OK, I'm a slow learner.
1988 G.A.S Son of Ampzilla, 80 Watts, infinately more power than the 2 Carver's and WAY better sound.
1989 G.A.S Ampzilla, 250 Watts, used to run subs, left the Son on top. this setup worked well on the Snell A2i's
1991 Elektron Kinetics Eagle, 125 Watts to run Bevridge Sys 3's
1991 Adcom 555 to run the single sub w/ Bev's
2001 Odyssey Stratus, 150 Watts, nice improvement.
2002 Decware Zen Select, I've been bitten by the notorious "Tube Bug"! Ya owe it to yourself to hear one!
2002 Decware Integrated, loved the Zen but, needed a bit more power with my not too efficient speakers.
Hey Trelja, how about another "classic" receiver? any chance of you offering some of those receivers for sale here on Audiogon? or are you just teasing us?