Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ?

my favorite amps are conrad johnson mv 125 and jadis defy 7.

FWIW,I think alnolan may have nailed this one.We all love our gear until the next "Great Hope" comes along.
Its the MUSIC thats the KEEPER

I plan to keep my McCormack DNA-500 for life... really. Well, or until I replace it with something better - whichever comes first.

Seriously, I love this amp and right now everything else I own is more likely to be replaced sooner. But then, I haven't heard everything and there will undoubtedly be something I like better at some point. All part of this strange and wonderful hobby.

Pubul57 - I really didn't compete the Phi 300.1 "versus" other contenders per se. I knew when I auditioned it that it was right for my ears in my system, and have enjoyed it so much I haven't really felt the need to change from it, unless ordering a second one so I can mono them counts as changing.... I have had a VAC Ren Sig MKII for some time so I was pretty familiar and very happy with the "VAC sound" and working with Kevin is a delight, so this was just a logical step for me that I have been glad I made since the first moment...

FWIW my previous 2 amps were Dodd 120's and Moscode 401HR

Keeper for life? Who knows, but I really don't think about amps anymore..... :-)

Shoreline 1000watt tube monoblocks. They are the best amplifiers I ever heard. I think the retail on them now is close to 200,000.