Recommendations for an Amp/Preamp combo excellent musically and very reliable


Hello, having often encountered major reliability problems with components that may be too sophisticated in their design and which have taken too many months to be repaired, I thank you for giving me your recommendations for an Amp/Preamp combo that is excellent musically and also solid as a rock. My speakers are Magnepan 3.7i with 2 Vandersteen subwoofers.. My room is 550ft2.  I am looking for a holographic placement of voices and instruments, a 3D soundstage. I want a sound that gives me goosebumps. I do not want the bass to be sloppy. I am looking for a sound that is not tiring after a few hours of listening. My musical styles are very varied from classical music to jazz, pop, world music, rock, blues, rap, hip-hop...Budget is up to $15k and I could consider used equipment. Thank you.

mllc

Power amp: MC² Audio S800

Preamp: ATC SCA2

I use the S800 power amp in my own system, two of them in an active configuration, and though I don't use the SCA2 preamp myself (my DAC has a great preamp section and a digitally controlled, analogue volume control) I know it extremely well from a friend's setup with the exact same S800 power amps. It's an excellent combo through and through.

 

Consider the CANOR brand from Slovakia. You can mix and match SS and Tube models to suit your taste. Super reliable and tubes are very well matched at the factory. 

Accuphase amps, preamps, and integrated amps are musical, warm (especially their class A offerings) and very very reliable.  They are meticulously assembled by hand in Japan with obsessive attention to detail and quality.  They have very low failure rates.