Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ?


Just wondering, with this audio merry-go-round of buying and selling, if anyone has an amp that will be a keeper for life. I haven't yet but came verrrry close once...
sonicbeauty

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CAT JL-2 signature. I admit I've thought of selling it - heavy, hot, fussy about tubes and uses lots of them, but. . . I bought it used (an earlier JL-2), had no problems for over 3 years, then a bad tube sent it back to factory for repair. I took a deep breath and had it upgraded to MK2 signature. While it was gone I had several loaner SS amps (Krell, Odyssey, Classe) and eventually bought a used one Classe CA2200. It is a very nice amp and I thought I might even be happy with it and sell the tubes until the CAT came back and I listened to it for about 10 minutes. It's not even close. I don't doubt an OTL would be wonderful, but am running modified Apogee Diva's. Never is a long time and finances may at some point dictate a sale, but I'm hoping that day doesn't come.

mbhintz