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what are some of the best amplifiers

I have owned many amplifiers over time. Some were high priced and some were not. My latest finding is a pair of Forte model 7 monoblocks reworked by John Sodderberg. These are very magical amplifiers after 1/2 hour of warm up. The midrange is the best I've heard. Full bodied yet detailed. There is a mystical ring of air and depth that has to be heard to be believed. I have owned Threshold amplifiers(Fortes maker) and feel that the less expensive Fortes(4a and 7's), even in stock form, outperform the Thresholds. I think less is more!
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stevecham
3,340 posts
 
Certainly not Krell, Audio Research, Conrad Johnson or Levinson.

There, now all who own these brands, please put them immediately up for sale at bargain prices so I can continue to buy the "worst of the worst" at bargain basement prices.

And while we're at it, please throw in Vandersteen and Thiel please, they are certainly not worth listneing to.

Steve ;-)
semi
649 posts
 
With some tweaking, I bet Honda Accord will out handle a big and heavy S600! Weight is the number one enemy for handling and S600 is not known to be light weight.

You did say handling, not acceleration
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fredgarvin
45 posts
 
Coda amps, priced around $3000 new, powerful, dynamic, and detailed without the 'glare' that plagues many amps. At least with the pre's I have used.
mcgarick
277 posts
 
Nobody mentions the old Accuphase P-300?
6550c
393 posts
 
Really, I just got rid on 300lbs of SS monoblocks and found true love in a 300B 9W triode- never been happier, and my back too! Im too old to play with the heavy iron, and NON of it is really that great anyway.

(this is an old topic, and by reading, several posters are probably banned.) heehehe
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