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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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jond
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I just noticed this thread was still active and I has the first reply, 16 years ago! I don't think I ever updated so here is my list of amps to date.

Onkyo receiver
Bryston B-60
c-j premiere 11A
Air Tight ATM-1
Cary 300B monoblocks
Kron can't remember the model it  used two 842 tubes
Graaf GM5050
Deja Vu Audio custom stereo pushpull EL34 amp- current last 12 years
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lou_setriodes
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Here’s my amp/int amp/rec’r journey from 1984 to 2019:

1. Yamaha M50, crown straight line 1 preamp
2. Sansui AU717
3. NAD 2155, Luxman preamp & Acoustat TNP pre
4. B&K ST140, Acoustat TNP pre, Music reference RM5 mkII pre & dyna PAS 2
5. Dynaco ST70, Dyna PAS 3
6. McIntosh MC225, Music Reference pre
7. B&K EX442 Sonata - sounded almost exactly like the Paoli’s), Music Ref pre
8. Paoli M60 monoblocks, Music Ref pre
9. cj MV50, Music Ref pre
10. Music Reference RM9, Music Ref pre
11. AMC CVT-3030
12. Mac 1900 Rec’r
13. Mitsubishe DA-R7 rec’r
14. Creek 5050 int.
15. Acurus A80, Hegeman Hapi2 pre
16. Early Korneff 6bq5 SE int.
17. John Ecklund PP6bg6 triode - moded Conn organ amp
18. Custom KT66 SE int (from ebay)
19. Onix OA-21s
20. ads A-2
21. JVC AX-55, 80 watt Special class A int.
22. Musical Fidelity B1
23. Kailin 6bq5 int
24. Rawsonte Brick gainclones, Superphon Rev. Basic Dual Mono preamp
25. Audio Space Mini-Galaxy II
26. John Ecklund PP6bg6 triode - moded
27. Yamaha AX-550 int amp
28. Tandberg 3030 receiver
29. Fleawatt TPA3122 D2 Soft Maple amp
30. Fleawatt cigar box amp TPA3122
31. Fleawatt TDA7297 Zebrawood
32. Optonica SM-1515B int.
33. Creek 4330
34. Onix OA-20/2
35. Ditton Elan DI-260
36. Denon DRA-700 receiver
37. Antique Sound Lab MG-si15DT
38. Tandberg TIA-3012
39. early B&K ST140/Technics SU-9070 pre
40.  Gemtune GS-01
41.  Muse Model 100 amp/Model 1 preamp

And the most memorable/best sounding: Mac MC225, Music Ref RM9, Korneff, 6bg6, the Onix’s, the B&K’s, Paolis, the Fleawatt’s, ASL,  Tandberg 3012 & Muse combo

And the worst sounding/bigest disappointment: cj (just didn’t mate up with the MR preamp), Musical Fidelity B1, Kailin (fans just too darn loud), MAC1900 (great tuner but early SS harsh sounding amp) 

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Carver 1.0

Adcom 565 mono's

Classe 15

Plinius SA100 MK2(Then upgraded to MK3 status)

BAT Vk75

ASL 1009 mono's

Ars-Sonum Filarmonia

Ars-Sonum Gran Filarmonia 
emtrey
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Sansui 800
Sansui  8
McIntosh 6100
McIntosh separates ( forgot model--did not own long)

Theshold 400e
ML 336
Boulder 850 Mono amps
freediver
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Going back to 1972,I was 12,worked my ass of all summer & got:
Radio Shack receiver.
Harman Kardon receiver.
Sherwood Newcastle receiver..
Yamaha receiver.
Marantz surround receiver.
Bigger Marantz,latest surround receiver..
HUGE Integra 7.1 surround receiver..
GIGANTIC Pioneer Elite 9.1 surround receiver..
Bob Carver Sunfire surround receiver..
Harman Kardon integrated amplifier..
Arcam integrated amp..
Yaqin EL34 integrated..
Cayin EL34 integrated
Yaqin EL34 S.E.integrated..
Cayin KT88/EL34 integrated..
Creek Evolution 50a with Ruby DAC board...
Back to Cayin KT88/EL34 integrated..
And currently looking at my end game tube integrated from either Mastersound or Unison Research...


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