Don't know about the Amp 5, but I have used an Amp 2 and Amp 3 for well over a decade without incident. A few years ago, I bought another Amp 2 on Audiogon and it too has served without incident. They sound clean with my vintage KEF 104/2s and 102/2s, and the noise floor of my system is low enough to be inaudible when no source is playing. I too use the amps with a Proceed PAV/PDSD combination.
At one time, I tried a penultimate Sony ES receiver for simplification, but it was as though the system deflated, and the spaciousness I was accustomed to was gone. I gave the receiver to a friend.
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At one time, I tried a penultimate Sony ES receiver for simplification, but it was as though the system deflated, and the spaciousness I was accustomed to was gone. I gave the receiver to a friend.
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