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Power Amplifier - Maximum Resolution & Detail!

I am assuming some of you have experienced the following.... All else being the same in the chain, you replaced a power amplifier and started hearing more resolution and detail, perhaps a lil more in a track that you have heard a thousand times.

Ime, the higher you go up in price doesn't necessarily guarantee that you could experience the above mentioned. It seems to come down to the nitty gritty of the circuits under consideration, i.e., the black art of power delivery and analog circuit design.

What is a power amp you may have experimented with that provided the maximum detail and resolution at any price? (Not just perceived changes in tonal balance, etc).

I am hoping to shortlist a power amp based on some suggestions here for a future purchase.

 

P.S. If you are an ASR type of guy who thinks all power amps sound the same, this may not the right thread for you, I suppose...

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I tend to think of detail presentation as being more in the domain of the preamp.  But yes I'm sure the amp also has a lot to say about it.

The two amps that I recall having the most detail were a Levinson ML-23 and a Counterpoint hybrid amp (can't remember the model number).  

I'd still be using the Levinson if it hadn't cooked itself to death and wanted $3000 for refurb (I'll save that for my 6oth birthday).  The Counterpoint had a lovely sound but I traded it in for something I was craving at the time. 

Sometimes I think added detail gets fatiguing if it's really over-emphasis of treble.  It takes me long term listening to know what I really enjoy. 

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