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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
bartokfan
664 posts
 
I never understood why anyone would even consider buying SS amps when for the smae price or even less you can get a much better sounding tube amp.
Beats me?????????????
Paul
hammergjh
157 posts
 
UPDATE
Started back when I was in Jr. High:
DeWald integrated tube amp, about 30 WPC (fried it) 1960-1978
Nikko integrated ss amp, 40 WPC (sold it) 1978-1980
Hafler DH-200 ss amp, 100 WPC (gave to my younger brother) 1980-2003
Odyssey Stratos ss amp, 150 WPC (sold it) 2003-2005
Krell KAV-400xi integrated amp 200 wpc (I think I'm done) 2005 - present
jeffnc
4 posts
 
>For me I started:
>Adcom GFA-565 monoblocks
>Rotel RB-990bx

That is interesting because that is about how I started. (GFA-555 - I listened to this one level matched in a blind test with GFA-545 and the 555 sounded better - a little less grain.) Then got the Rotel which I liked more, and now am looking at a used Counterpoint.
larryi
3,973 posts
 
Let's see if I can remember. . .

1. Hafler (built as a kit)
2. Adcom 555
3. Classe 150
4. Dynaco ST-70 (Rebuilt Van Alstine kit) used as headphone amp.
5. Deja Vu pushpull 45 amp (still kept as backup/alternative)
6. Audionote (uk) Kageki (parallel 2a3 SET)
paullindemann
15 posts
 
Started with a Hafler DH500, then progressed to a Kinergetics KPA 200, Plinius SA 50 was next, then the Gamut 200, VTL Tiny Triodes, and finally the Edge NL10.
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