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Good SS Designers and their lesser known designs

Hi all

I am interested in learning more about very good amps and think one way this is done by looking at amp's designed by great designers first and then amp's that they designed but not under their own names.

1. Nelson Pass. Anything by Pass Labs. Question is what amp's by Threshold and which ones by Forte, as also which ones for Nakamichi and which ones for Adcom. Did he also do the HK Citation series.

Also, know the Nakamichi PA designs were inferior to the T'hold designs, how do the Adcom amps compare.

2. McCormack. Know he does the McCormack series and also modded a few other amps, Mac Mod 405 for eg. Any others.?

3. Jim Strickland. Did the Acoustat TNT amp's, believe also some Hafler TNT designs (not sure which ones), any others.?

4. Sanders of Inndersound/Coda. Which Coda lines and any others?

5. Other Designs/designers. Assume Muse belongs on this list as well as CJ MF series.

Shriram
shriramosu
theduke
372 posts
 
Let's not forget Jon Bedini. Here is a designer of fabulous sounding amplifiers that eschewed half inch thick faceplates and other costly audio jewelry features and concentrated on honest sonics. To my knowledge, every Bedini power amp was/is great. State of the art performance at realistic prices.
imin2u
392 posts
 
Jaybo's right. For price and performance David Belles is untouchable. His earliest products are sensational and he only got better.
shriramosu OP
9 posts
 
I should have added John Curl, from parasound and not sure prior to that.

Shriram
billyg1
81 posts
 
Clayton Audio
kpoulard
42 posts
 
Peter B. Noerbaek of PBN & Montana Loudspeakers. He is the designer of the Sierra Audio power amps: Whitney, Denali, Everest, and Olympus. Great SS power amps that can be ran in stereo or monoblock configurations. I currently use a pair of Denali's, as monoblocks in my system.
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