Personal amp evolution


Seeing the over night success of the speaker evolution thread, it may be interesting to see what type of amp(s) we have all run. Same deal as the other thread-we will sort of create a puzzle of our systems you'll have to visit multiple threads to put everything together!!! ;)
For me I started:
Adcom GFA-565 monoblocks
Rotel RB-990bx
Jeff Rowland Design Group Model 5
Balanced Audio Technology(BAT) VK-60

either a CAT JL2, BAT VK-75se or Tenor 75Wp on the horizon.
tireguy

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Benjamin portable system that I took to college
Marantz SR1000 receiver, gift from my parents
NAD 7140 receiver
NAD 2200 amplifier
Krell KSA 50 Mk. II (shoulda held that one)
Krell KSA 80
Audio Research M300s, which I had changed to Classic 150s after a few years
Jadis JA 80s (still use for 200hz up)
Meitner MTR 101 plusses, still have, debating selling
Sonogy Black Knight Mk II (below 200hz)
What about the Boulder monos? Maybe there's one more stop on the upgrade train still to come! ;-)

Updating my evolution, I've replaced my Jadis amps with Lamm ML1s, though the JA80s are still on the floor in my listening room, in part because I have a hernia and can't lift them and in part because I really can't bear to sell them.
Updating further. After 10 years with the Lamms, when I moved to a new home with a much smaller listening room I decided to downsize (principally in the number of pieces) my system. I sold the Lamms and replaced them with a single stereo amp, the VAC Phi 200. Still keeps me nice and toasty on cold days, but now there's only one 90-pound amp to lug around instead of two of them. And there is no drop-off at all in the quality of sound; a truly wonderful amplifier that serves the music well.