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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
beheme
231 posts
 
Rotel 930
Micromega Minium
Sim I 5080
YBA Integre DT
Monarchy SM 70 with Bellini pre
PS Audio HCA-2 + Bellini
Quad 909 (CDP99 direct)
Cayin AT88
Linar 10 5.1ch - a keeper

Looking to add a 2ch tube amp to have best of both worlds:
VTL ST 150 or Manley Snapper or Cary CAD211/V12R or Jadis DA7. Preamp is McCormack Micro, a gem.
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dave_b
3,159 posts
 
Krell Evolution 402, 202 and 505!
All past gear is unimportant (ARC, BAT, Levinson, etc..)
Transparent cables and power cords
MIT Oracle speaker interface
Dynaudio C4 speakers
Music exists in the room with minimal artifacts to distract
one from the illusion.
mjrd701
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Kenwood VR-509 Receiver (High School)
Pioneer ELITE EX-500 Receiver (Early College)
Adcom GFA-545 II (Late college to now {I'm 22})

Currently looking to upgrade to Adcom GFA-565 Monoblocs...
dfeferman
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I recently acquired Spectron's Musician III amp. It is absolutely magical. If you have very good speakers, you will think that you have added the best subwoofer available. The amp gives the feeling of power like nothing I've experienced. But even further, the highs are incredible, which I didn't expect. My experience in hifi (which goes back to 1958) tells me this is the best amp available at this time.
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dave_b
3,159 posts
 
Dfeferman, what speakers and gear have you owned...type of music? Does a violin sound distinct from a viola? etc..
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