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Which budget SS amps use least Global Feedback?

I have been reading all the "NEGATIVE" things, pun intended, on this forum about how amps with lots of global negative feed-back sound less musically involving, more sterile, more closed-in in the mids and highs, more boring, and less musical than amps that use no global negative feed-back, or only local feed-back in their designs.
Well, which realitively cheap SOLID STATE amps between the following use the least global feed-back, or only local feed-back in their designs:
1. Adcom GFA-5802?
2. Parasound HCA-3500?
3. Rotel RB1090?
What about if we expand our list to include all of the above, plus:
1. Anthem Statement P2?
2. Aragon 3002 or Palladium monoblocks?
3. ATI AT3002?
4. Bryston 4B ST?
5. Carver?
6. McCormack DNA-225?
7. Sunfire?
8. Any others out there?
Any info or answers would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Lanny
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ar_t
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HUH?????

How do "gain clones" not have global feedback?

The old Threshold stuff did not have a global feedback loop, but did have a local one that encompassed the output stage. As did some older Rowland stuff (Models 3, 5, 7.....maybe a few others.)

The first 2 amps have lots of global feedback.

We have built amps using lots, some, a little, and zero global feedback. We feel the ones without global feedback sound more natural, but there are drawbacks. It all depends on your system, your tastes, and expectations. Only one way to find out...........yep, you have to stick one in your system to find out if you like it.
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