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Mcintosh amp suggestion
Don’t let anyone here talk you out of it either. McIntosh makes world class amplifiers and I’ve yet to find one that could better a Mc. There’s a reason why Mc is generally looked down upon by the audiophile community - the designs have a neutral ... 
McIntosh - is it that great?
Like many such threads, the OP did in fact get the answer he was looking for, yet it has gone unnoticed.  Scroll back through and find the responses that specifically mention music. 
Jerry Garcia’s McIntosh amp
“Bud Man” was the amp ... MC2300.  Google it.Good luck on staying clean. 
Jerry Garcia’s McIntosh amp
Sure.  No problem.  I’ve seen more than one guy build a setup inspired by Jerry’s.  An MC2300 is a LOT of amplifier and it has two channels (which can be strapped together for mono operation with double the power of a single channel).  They weigh ... 
Jerry Garcia’s McIntosh amp
rh67 - there was definitely a time the band used Phase Linear amplifiers, unfortunately it’s simply not well documented.  I for one would love to see some pics just out of curiosity.Really, there isn’t much to “claim” when there are literally thou... 
Jerry Garcia’s McIntosh amp
There are many, many sites to be found which detail the gear well.  Here's one that I forgot about which shows a PL700 sitting atop a stack of MC3500s - http://www.epicdimensions.com/gdgear2.html 
Jerry Garcia’s McIntosh amp
The amp was correctly called in post #2 - an MC2300.  McIntosh amps comprised the Wall of Sound, not Phase Linear.  (48) MC2300 and a handful of MC-3500s were used.  Numerous drawings, photos, threads, and videos (including the one referenced just... 
Pioneer Elite M90 Woes
I found five devices with the goo - painstakingly removed all five, cleaned them and the board, and re-soldered, what a pain. Now, it looks as if I'm going to have to wait for the service manual as I can measure + / - 70 VDC at the speaker outputs... 
Pioneer Elite M90 Woes
Wow - you're kidding right? I would have never been able to figure that one out on my own. I recall seeing some (not a bunch) of that stuff in various places on the PC boards above the power supply and output devices and it is all brown. I'll dig ... 
McIntosg 7270 VS Meridian 557 vs D-125 AR
I've owned a bunch of 7270s. This is a workhorse of an amplifier and I wish I still had a few. About 10 years ago, I built an audio switch box so that I could sit in the sweet spot and compare the sound of two amplifiers in real time (gain matched...