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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
zowie
68 posts
 
Marantz 4430

Technics SA-something

Fisher (offshore period - poor)

Yamaha AX-something (not at all bad)

Dynaco ST-120 (blew it up while modding)

Jolida 302 (one of the first made; enjoyable)

Golden Tube Audio SE40 (pair running as mono blocks; pain to live with but sounded superb; let the Marantz go)

McIntosh MA6500 (easy to live with but I prefered the sound of the the GTAs)
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oddiofyl
3,462 posts
 
Sansui AU 9900 Int

Carver M1.5t

Carver M1.0t (2)

Apt 1

B&K M200 Sonata Monos

VTL 50/50 (P.O.S.)

Anthem Amp 1

B&K 2140

McIntosh 7100

McCormack DNA 125
mlman
15 posts
 
I tend to hang on to my equipment longer than most others it seems.
First system was a Sound Design for $100 out of the catalog when I was 16.
Next Harmon Kardon Quad receiver, I don't remember which one.
Then the Pioneer Spec series amps for 10 years.
Carver 1.0T for 20 years.
Cary SLI-80 for the last year and a half.
Recently added a Mac 7270.
nilthepill
842 posts
 
Yamaha A1 1990
Classe CA 200 1997
Classe CA 400 1998 (awesome for the price)
Added one more Classe CA 400 2000
Jadis Orchestra Ref ( 2004- still have it for bedroom system)
MBL 9008a monoblocks - 2007
Zanden 9600 Monoblocks - 2008 ( In current system- Put everything else to shame!) Here to stay for very long long time
tireguy OP
1,964 posts
 
Nil - You've sure had some changes since we last spoke! Glad to see your still into the hobby.
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