I have tried so many amplifiers in my system, too many to list and i have only kept two.Parasound hca3500-best overall amplifier i have ever heardSonic Frontiers Power 1-best tube amp i have ever heardFor my other systems i have found some other very good amplifiers.Harman Kardon citation 12accuphase 306vsoundcraftsmen a5002b&k stereo202 plustechnics setx100denon pma2000rsansui au717Haman Kardon 330bThese all sound good enough to keep for one or many reasons in a secondary system but i have twenty three pairs of vintage speakers so i have to keep a variety of amplifiers around to switch out and change when the need arises.
What Amplifiers Have You Heard In Your System and What Amplifiers Will You Always Keep
What Amplifiers Have You Heard In Your System and What Amplifiers Will You Always Keep In Your Collection (and Why)
I have heard the following amplifiers in my system:
Yamaha AV receiver—Home theater kept
CJ MF 2550–small easy to manage very spatial, powerful keep
David Berning ZH-270–15lbs, controllable negative feedback settings, a keeper
Carver Signature Sunfire 600—the Swiss Army Knife of amplifiers, keep
Carver Lightstar 1.0–busted but kept
John Iverson Eagle 2–excellent, spatial, powerful, manageable size and weight,keep
Crown 1500–these are surprisingly good little class D amps, keep, will probably sell
Yamaha p2150/2250–keep! These are amazing amps, especially mono blocked
Ampzilla 1974–music sounds just like you remember it sounding, keep
Ampzilla 2000–luscious, detailed, natural, currently in system
Pioneer AV Receiver—not so good sold
Sony AV receiver—very good sold
Emotiva XPA 200–fine entry level amp sold
Adcom 555–excellent, great amp, but sold
Behringer 1400 europower—too pushy, light hearing the sausage being made, sold
BAT VK-500–excellent, too big and heavy
BAT VK-250–a really great amp but sold
CJ Premier 350–don’t see what the fuss is about, sold
Spectron Muscian 3 Mk2–excellent, but details are odd, couldn’t drive Kappas
Quicksilver GLA—a beautiful sounding amp, great tempo and naturalness, but not powerful enough, and I don’t want to worry about tubes, sold
Belles 350A—worst amp I have auditioned, like nails on a chalkboard
Currently my system is:
TEAC 2300s reel to reel
Audio Technical Turntable
Oppo 105D ModWright
Mac Mini
Schiit Gungnir DAC
Sonic Frontiers Line 2 Pre
Ampzilla 2000 mono blocks
Thiel CS6 Speakers
Infinity Kappa 7’s, 8’s
Mogami interconnects