Quad 989 vs. SoundLab Millennium 2

I have in what is my second system, ELS 63's and tried 989's when I was upgrading, and then SoundLabs - chalk and cheese! SoundLabs excelled and surpassed the 989's in every area.
I went on to build my high-end system around a pair of SoundLab U1-Px. These proved a little hard to find the best tube amplifiers to drive them but I got good advice from the Stateside dealers, thanks again Atmasphere.

Scousepasty, uh, sure- I was helpful somehow??

FWIW about 80% of our MA-2s production seem to be running on Sound Labs.

Atmasphere-

A belated thanks for the comment. If I had known your adroitness and willingness I would have sent the amps to you!

I sold the Wolcotts and the Levinson. The Levinson kept crapping out due to thermal shutoff. I had a old carver amp as a backup 200WPC? that worked better than it did. The 432 was the nadir of the Levinson line as I found out later. What a dog.

Now using a Sandersound Magtech amp and I couldn't be happier. I would love to get your amps but you folks are beyond my pay grade, more's the pity.

I now have an Oppo BD-105 handling digital audio. Wonderful, flexible product. I've only used the Ikeda (the real kind with the Decca design) about 50 hours since it was retipped/updated by the late man himself so I am going to sell it and put the Ortofon on the Linn. It's been awhile since I've been on Agon and it is good to be back.