What is the best solid state amplifier you have ever heard?

@loki1957 

nice, their some of the best amps made!

 Have my Kismets at 200W
  I know, it’s not even close, as I’ve heard, but they sound great!

 Brothers McCormack dna-750’s are amazing, wish I had them
 I do in a way, I listen to them, when I have the time.

i love my Odyssey Kismet monos’
  they sound great, the bass notes go very low, they don’t play as loud as my Sunfire 600 Sig, but they do sound crisper, and the mids are crunchier, Amd,lows are much deeper vs the sunfire.

 I’m amazed at a 200W mono pair can sound better than the sunfire and the 500W emotiva xpa monos!

happy with the Kismets! They do sound mice, I’m keeping them for the long haul!

Rotel-Rb -1090- inrush limiter didn’t work one day, bright white flash then smoke.
dealer screwed me, gave me a floor model of same as replacement.
first was a loaner , Carver sunfire 300...then the floorodel Rb-1090
Still miss that amp, made the D-9’s sound amazing!!! So loud, clear, perfect. The loaner for a short time was a sunfire 300, fell in love w it, hated to give it back for the replacement 1090. Ended up buying a 600 Sig, great amp! Love the 0 ohm tube sounding tap. Great!

onkyo m504- great for years, had 2 pairs cerwin Vegas hooked up.
at-15 on top upside down, and D-9 on bottom. After a while, the right side binding posts, completely melted to red n black puddles.


carvin dcm -2000 pair bridged as 2K watt monos.
lasted about 10 months, not reliable.

emotiva xpa-1 monos. Still ha,boxed replaced with various amps,

various receivers, onkyo, Yamaha,

been through a handful speakers as well, BIC, altec Lansing, c vega, Klh, Infiniti,

miss the altec m-510’s great speaker, no bass, sent back, wish I had kept them.(circa- 1991-1993)

many other, have receipts in folder, but can’t remember all.


best ever heard- McCormack DNA-750’s, WITH Teflon caps in input and off board.  Smooth, 3-D, vocals and acoustic guitar is perfect.