Hafler modded amp question


an informal poll if you please for anyone that owned a Hafler amp with Musical concepts mods

1) What do you have now for an amp?
2) what did your hafler replace

For myself I still have a DH-200 with pretty much all the mods that are DIY plus a few tweaks. I have a very selfish motive in asking this... I spent $2200 on an integrated amp from Canada in 2001, that a $200 stock Hafler amp purchase on EBay blew away for stereo imaging in 2006. So looking to see if a pattern emerges for what knowledgeable Hafler owners upgrade to and which amps they preferred the Hafler over.
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Showing 1 response by jedinite24

Hi Davide256

Here is a quick version of my Hafler journey.

I had a very good condition Hafter DH-220 but I had to sell it due to money issues. I enjoyed the music it made and was sad to see it go. Later when times were better for me I got a Hafler DH-500. I liked the bass response but wasn’t much of a fan of the mids and highs. Maybe my DH-500 was too old or in need of more upgrades than what I was willing to spend. I sold that and some time later I found a Musical Concepts Hafler XL-280 with Level 1 mods. Music was real nice with this amp but around that time then I got hooked on Class A type amps. I sold the Hafler and then got a Sumo Nine and had it re-built. After all that I found I still missed the sound of the Hafler. I lucked out and found a re-built Hafler DH-220 at a very reasonable price here on A’gon. Now both the Hafler and Sumo are in one of my sound systems. I do enjoy the Sumo Nine more but that DH-220 isn’t going anywhere. Other amps I like as well that I heard after the Haflers were: McCormack DNA .5 and Kavent P-3300.

The guy I purchased my original Hafler DH-220 from went onto a Pass Labs Aleph 5 and never looked back. I spoke to him some time ago and the only way you would wrest the Aleph 5 from his system was if he was dead.