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Personal amp evolution

Seeing the over night success of the speaker evolution thread, it may be interesting to see what type of amp(s) we have all run. Same deal as the other thread-we will sort of create a puzzle of our systems you'll have to visit multiple threads to put everything together!!! ;)
For me I started:
Adcom GFA-565 monoblocks
Rotel RB-990bx
Jeff Rowland Design Group Model 5
Balanced Audio Technology(BAT) VK-60

either a CAT JL2, BAT VK-75se or Tenor 75Wp on the horizon.
tireguy
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sbank
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NAD 3020 integrated
Bryston 3B
Krell KSA 50
VTL ST-80
Sunfire
Air Tight ATM-1
BAT VK-60
Spectral DMA-180 II
Cary Rocket 88
Berning ZH-270
Atmasphere MA1 monoblocks
BAT VK-150 SE monoblocks
Lamm M2.1 hybrid monoblocks
Krell FPB-300

Cheers,
Spencer
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skypunk
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Lafayette Receiver
Technics Amp (?)
Dennon Receiver
Harmon Kardon Citation
Yamaha 301
Yamaha 801
Moon by Simaudio 240i
Moon by Simaudio 390/440A
NAD M10
Pathos Classic One MK3 (still have)
McIntosh MA252
Raven Blackhawk MK3 (still have)

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lou_setriodes
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Updated for 2022:

 

Here’s my amp/int amp/rec’r journey from 1984 to 2022:

1. Yamaha M50, crown straight line 1 preamp
2. Sansui AU717
3. NAD 2155, Luxman preamp & Acoustat TNP pre
4. B&K ST140, Acoustat TNP pre, Music reference RM5 mkII pre & dyna PAS 2
5. Dynaco ST70, Dyna PAS 3
6. McIntosh MC225, Music Reference pre
7. B&K EX442 Sonata - sounded almost exactly like the Paoli’s), Music Ref pre
8. Paoli M60 monoblocks, Music Ref pre
9. cj MV50, Music Ref pre
10. Music Reference RM9, Music Ref pre
11. AMC CVT-3030
12. Mac 1900 Rec’r
13. Mitsubishe DA-R7 rec’r
14. Creek 5050 int.
15. Acurus A80, Hegeman Hapi2 pre
16. Early Korneff 6bq5 SE int.
17. John Ecklund PP6bg6 triode - moded Conn organ amp
18. Custom KT66 SE int (from ebay)
19. Onix OA-21s
20. ads A-2
21. JVC AX-55, 80 watt Special class A int.
22. Musical Fidelity B1
23. Kailin 6bq5 int
24. Rawsonte Brick gainclones, Superphon Rev. Basic Dual Mono preamp
25. Audio Space Mini-Galaxy II (EL84 int)
26. John Ecklund PP6bg6 triode - moded
27. Yamaha AX-550 int amp
28. Tandberg 3030 receiver
29. Fleawatt TPA3122 D2 Soft Maple amp
30. Fleawatt cigar box amp TPA3122
31. Fleawatt TDA7297 Zebrawood
32. Optonica SM-1515B int.
33. Creek 4330
34. Onix OA-20/2
35. Ditton Elan DI-260
36. Denon DRA-700 receiver
37. Antique Sound Lab MG-si15DT
38. Tandberg TIA-3012
39. early B&K ST140/Technics SU-9070 pre
40. Gemtune GS-01
40a. GemTune GS-01 / Aragon 24 K preamp
41. Muse Model 100 amp/Model 1 preamp
42. Custom EL84 amp / Museatex AVC1 preamp
43. Nikko Alpha 130 / Museatex AVC1 preamp

43a. Nikko Alpha 130 / DB Systems 1a
44. Jim McNally 6B4G SET / Museatex AVC1 pre
45. Amber Series 70 / Museatex AVC1
46. Custom Dual 3118 chip amp / Museatex AVC1

47. PS Audio 2C+, PS Audio IVH preamp, ST1 tuner

48.  Acurus DIA-100

49. Fleawatt Strayhorn TPA3116D2 amp & matching Kenny Burrell 5670 Tube Buffered Volume Control

50. Linn Majik I int amp

51. Meridian 551 int amp


And the most memorable/best sounding: Mac MC225, Music Ref RM9, Korneff, 6bg6, the Onix’s, the B&K’s, Paolis, the Fleawatt’s, ASL, Tandberg 3012, Muse combo, GemTune GS-01

And the worst sounding/bigest disappointment: cj (just didn’t mate up with the MR preamp), Musical Fidelity B1, Kailin (fans just too darn loud), MAC1900 (great tuner but early SS harsh sounding amp)

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