I have listened to and sold many of the great brands of hi-fi gear out there, and I have owned tube, hybrid, and solid state amps. So my comments below are informed by this experience.
After much research and consideration, I opted for a Son of Ampzilla II amp as the final amp for my system. The amp sits between my Wyred for Sound DAC 2 and my Living Sounds Audio LSA-20 Statement speakers. It proved to be a 'sound' decision. ;-) (My virtual system post is at https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/9586)
The amp offers the best aspects of tubes and solid state amps and it has no sonic weaknesses. It presents a very low distortion and cohesive sound across the audio spectrum, and sounds equally good at low, moderate, and high volumes. The best characterization of its sound is that it sounds like a great class A solid state amp. I think its lack of distortion coupled with a high level of cohesive detail is what makes many people think of it as a 'warm' sounding amp.
I am unabashedly biased towards this amp I recommend it without reservation.
Happy listening everyone!
After much research and consideration, I opted for a Son of Ampzilla II amp as the final amp for my system. The amp sits between my Wyred for Sound DAC 2 and my Living Sounds Audio LSA-20 Statement speakers. It proved to be a 'sound' decision. ;-) (My virtual system post is at https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/9586)
The amp offers the best aspects of tubes and solid state amps and it has no sonic weaknesses. It presents a very low distortion and cohesive sound across the audio spectrum, and sounds equally good at low, moderate, and high volumes. The best characterization of its sound is that it sounds like a great class A solid state amp. I think its lack of distortion coupled with a high level of cohesive detail is what makes many people think of it as a 'warm' sounding amp.
I am unabashedly biased towards this amp I recommend it without reservation.
Happy listening everyone!