Power Amp advice

I use Parasound JC1's with a ML 326. Fantastic combination.

Of those you listed the only one I'd consider would be the Ayre, but I'd still choose my JC1's over it.

What speakers are you driving? What source components do you use? What sort of music do you like and at what volume? What are the dimensions of your room? It's pretty hard to suggest equipment without knowing those parameters.

Lloydelee, the ML 532H is a current product and a good one. I heard one driving Revel Salon 2s about a year ago when I was looking at those speakers (which I eventually bought). It was quite good in the mids. At the time I chose a Plinius SB-301 over it, as I found that the Plinius provided more dynamics and a more powerful, propulsive bass better suiting my listening tastes. But I might have opted for the 532H if the majority of my listening was say acoustic, chorale or small jazz combo music.

i used to listen to pop & vocal. My source is metronome cd4 speaker is westlake lc4.75. Room is around 100 sq ft. So,small size is preferred. tks.

P59T - thanks for that...good to know. Not much ML here unfortunately so have not remained current with their models. I have heard good things about their latest stuff.

Maybe its me, but there seems to be so much more high-end boutique equipment out there now. I remember a time when (i was not in high end but just reading about it in college)...and all i read about was Krell, ML, ARC, CJ and Pass Labs. Plus exotics like Audio Note, Goldmund, FM Acoustics. Now its all those plus BA Labs, Constellation, CH Precision, TAD, Audio Analogue, Dartzeel, MBL, Berning, Ypsilon, Concert Fidelity, Stahl-Tek, and the list goes on...and on.

Hard to keep up! But a lot of fun to have those options too!

Lloyd, you're absolutely right that high-end choices have expanded. I can remember when I was in college in the late 70s-early 80s that there were not many hi-fi choices at all and a lot of what we had was really what we'd consider mid-fi today. We knew about maybe about five-ten brands of actual high end - and also Heathkit for those adventurous enough to play with a soldering gun.

A more integrated global economy and the internet have changed all that - I never would have even known about overseas brands like Plinius or my latest Symphonic Line pre/power combo in those days!

Dickey1, thanks for giving us more information. If you're looking at amps in the $15-20,000 range, you have a LOT more options in addition to the three you are thinking about. Especially if you are willing to buy used.