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How Do Amps Affect Soundstage?
Amplifiers matter because of noise, white noise accumulated through signal conditioning and amplification stages. Dead quiet to loud matters. Tubes, like jfets, and mosfets do not have a lot of current input and therefore have almost zero current ... 
Amps on top?
On top isn't the point, having space and air for cooling is the big deal. If the amp is on top, it has the space and air for ventilation.   
Is Magnepan still in business ?
Drove by Magnepan on 9th street in White Bear Lake a couple weeks ago. The lights are on and the parking lot is full.  
Counterpoint Service Manuals
Fixing that Solid 2 and getting MJE15032's and 33's in the driver slots makes the solid 2 a magnepan speaker lover. Lots of driver juice available now. I've stumbled on two SA-220 amplifiers in need of service. I think I see the output mosfet bias... 
Does anyone know where I can get transistors for a 30 yr old Spectral amp DMA200?
Never heard of the output mosfet devices listed. www.exicon.info, Exicon makes lateral mosfets for your class a amplifier. Each n and p device respectively should be matched else current sharing per device will be compromised. This means n's are m... 
Counterpoint service manuals wanted
Could I get a pdf copy of the solid 2 repair manual ?  
Counterpoint Service Manuals
I have a Counterpoint Solid 2 amplifier with a nasty dc output problem given to me as a last ditch effort to fix. Could you Vott send me the Solid 2 schematic?