Leo,
I continue to be very pleased by the sound/performance of the "Pathi" as Garry refers to them. No complaints at all. They seem to be especially superb with very revealing speakers, as they will take some of the edge off the high end without making them sound dull. I have only known a handful of individuals who have run them bridged, but all that I'm aware of are extremely happy with that configuration. I understand that on the oldest version, the original Classic One, a person may have to remove the bottom chassis cover to access the S/M switch. Not a major issue.
Be aware that there was a change in the top silver plate over the transformer. Earlier MKII versions had a rounder, slightly taller plate, but newer ones have shorter, more square plate/cover. Not a huge deal as most people in my listening room never even noticed. You really need to be looking closely to notice much of a difference, but if you purchase two of them used in different transactions and you're hung up on things like that, you may want to try to match them.
I continue to be very pleased by the sound/performance of the "Pathi" as Garry refers to them. No complaints at all. They seem to be especially superb with very revealing speakers, as they will take some of the edge off the high end without making them sound dull. I have only known a handful of individuals who have run them bridged, but all that I'm aware of are extremely happy with that configuration. I understand that on the oldest version, the original Classic One, a person may have to remove the bottom chassis cover to access the S/M switch. Not a major issue.
Be aware that there was a change in the top silver plate over the transformer. Earlier MKII versions had a rounder, slightly taller plate, but newer ones have shorter, more square plate/cover. Not a huge deal as most people in my listening room never even noticed. You really need to be looking closely to notice much of a difference, but if you purchase two of them used in different transactions and you're hung up on things like that, you may want to try to match them.