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Considering a Backert Rhythm 1.4, talk me out of it
Get an Aric Audio Motherlode XL preamp for half the cost and enjoy a state of the art preamplifier for literally peanuts. That’s sure as hell what I am doing.  
Excellent Solid State or Hybrid Monoblocks Recommendations
My Atma-Sphere 100 wpc class D monoblocks just arrived today. Beginning tomorrow they are going to start getting serious run in my reference system. I got about 5 amps now down by reference system. Oh well, life is short.....  
Excellent Solid State or Hybrid Monoblocks Recommendations
@audition__audio my settling on solid state over tube amps has been to pair high caliber tube preamps - Aric Audio Motherlode - with a clean, powefuul solid state amp with great clarity.  
Excellent Solid State or Hybrid Monoblocks Recommendations
@ncdogdoc u can reach Doug Jesse at asi_tekatyahoo.com.    
Excellent Solid State or Hybrid Monoblocks Recommendations
@audition__audio my Aerial Acoustic 7Ts were modded by Doug Jesse of Asi Teknology.  They for sure like like current.  The difference post-modification is the clarity, delicacy and imaging.    
Excellent Solid State or Hybrid Monoblocks Recommendations
@pynkfloydd I have about 70 hours of play time on the BHK 300 monoblocks.  I can easily state that these are the best stock amplifiers I have ever had in any of my systems.  I absolutely love their sound which is clean, clear, slightly forward, tr... 
Excellent Solid State or Hybrid Monoblocks Recommendations
Update on the PSAudio BHK 300 monoblocks - what a difference 13 hours makes.  These amps sound clean, powerful, dynamic with vivid tonal colors.  Really nice clarity and excellent imaging.   These are not TAS approved boat anchors.  
Excellent Solid State or Hybrid Monoblocks Recommendations
Just installed the BHK 300 monoblocks into my refernce system.  I am going to let it play continuously for long stretches before seriously listening.  Nevertheless, before I left this house this morning - with less than 1 hour of playtime - I came... 
PS Audio BHK 600
My BHK 300 monoblocks are scheduled to arrive this Friday! My Atma-Sphere 100 wpc class d monoblocks will arrive shortly after the PSAudio monoblocks. I anticipate liking both and will likely expand my rotation of amplifiers.  
power cord for pass 250.8
Pharoah powercord by Grover Huffman.  I used them on my PassLabs 250.5s and they were excellent.  
Excellent Solid State or Hybrid Monoblocks Recommendations
@pynkfloydd I have been recommended the Siemens NOS 7308 tubes.  Will set me back 1200 bills for 4.  Also tungsram ecc88s.  Any recs based on your listening would be appreciated....  
Excellent Solid State or Hybrid Monoblocks Recommendations
@atmasphere thanks for the above explanation!  Great talking with u recently as well.  I am still interested in your class d amps as I rotate amps thru 4 two channel systems at two homes.  
Excellent Solid State or Hybrid Monoblocks Recommendations
@pynkfloydd many thanks.  I was going to pick up a pair of used PS Audio BHK 300 monoblocks used then got cold feet when the seller did not know how old they were and the serial numbers were non-sequential.  So I ordered a brand new pair from P SA... 
Excellent Solid State or Hybrid Monoblocks Recommendations
@tweak1  I do have a modded Voyager GAN.  It is a very fine amplifier.  Not as good to my ears as my modded JC1 monoblocks but mighty fine.  I like having a menu of amps to rotate or have as backups.  Never used any of the contact enhancers - migh... 
Excellent Solid State or Hybrid Monoblocks Recommendations
@ yyzsantabarbara I sold my Coda #16 amp last year.  My modded LSA Voyager GAN amp is worth a lot more to me than I could ever get for it by selling it.  Class D has come a long damn ways.  I suspect that the gan fet is a chunk of this progress as...