Well, I've had my Conrad Johnson CA200 and see no reason that I won't keep it 25-years like my Bryston before it. Since I'll be 60 in a couple of weeks, then it could very well be my last amp.
Very little has changed since I started collecting records in the late 1950. Two-channel has refined a bunch, but it's still two-channel. So far as I'm concerned, "surround" and multi-channel have failed as music media. (Technically, good surround is now possible I know, but seldom happens in reality).
Still, technology, in general is marching on at an astounding rate. My Korg 1-bit, 5.6MHz hard drive recorder, for example, amazes me, but I'm still running it through the same analog amp and speakers.
Maybe, just maybe, a break through will occur that allows a true, complete concert hall experience in my living room. If it requires a new amp, then I'll likely upgrade. Still, I'm not counting on it. I'm not wed to this amp, but I'm unlikely to change.
Up the thread I see lots of people proclaiming lots of amps as the "ultimate". I'm not that young. My amp is damn good, but I'm not fool enough to proclaim it "the best" and everyone should have one.
Ciao,
Dave
