Elgordo: I stand corrected. I had forgotten that by the time the "Hafler" Transnova series was manufactured, David Hafler had sold his company. I have owned various Hafler products over the years -- the DH220 amp and the DH110 preamp being the last. I did not remember that Jim Strickland designed the amp. In the 1980's I owned a pair of Acoustat 2 speakers, and later an Acoustat 8 (God, what a beast to situate in the listening room). Although I was in error about Hafler's connection with the amp, I have had the chance to listen to Transnova 9505 a number of times -- one of my good friends has one, and we've spent many evenings listening to music with it. I agree that the 9505 is a fine value, although I prefer the Bryston 4B-ST (which I currently own).
