Yamaha as1100 Emotiva Xpa-2 Arcam sa 30 Arcam sa20 Bluesound powernode 2i Sony TA -A1ES Ps Audio Sprout 100 Parasound Jc5 Parasound A23+ Primaluna Evo 400 integrated Nad m33 Luxman 550axii Luxman 590axii Yamaha as 2200 So at the moment the 590axii is in my main room and the as2200 is in my 2nd room. Through my journey of amps I can say that hearing an amp in your room with your speakers is of incredible importance......I understand that is not very easy to do, but if you are thinking of an amp, a trial at your house is the best way to go. And I'm done amp shopping. Yes, yes, I know how that sounds...but unless I get new speakers, I'm happy
SAE 2100/SAE 2401/Adcom 555/Adcom 565 monos/Arcam (don’t recall the model #)/Quicksilver M60/Quicksilver V4/Krell KAV 2250/Krell KAV 3250/Krell showcase 7/ VTL MB450 II. Started using four column speakers, thus different amps for the panels and woofers and the somewhat eclectic list.
Heathkit AA-100....built by my Father Sony HP-610A...all in one system Dynaco SCA80Q...built from kit Kenwood KA 3600 Yamaha A1.....wish I would have kept Adcom GFA-555 Marantz 8B.... definitely wish I would have kept Hafler DH-100 Accuphase P20 Teac HA-501
Amps (power or integrated) Pioneer SA-1060 (sleeper, from parents rack system purchased in about 84) Luxman M120A Sony TA-N55ES NAD 2700 Kyocera A-910 Forte Model 3 Cybernet CA-700 (they were bought by Kyocera) Kyocera A-710 (sounds just like A-910) JVC A-X5 NAD 326 Hitachi IA-600 Denon POA-2800 Innersound ESL800 Innersound iPower 750 Counterpoint NPS-100A Rogue Sphinx V2 Im missing a few whose model numbers I dont recall, but the above are all "worthy" amps and I think I got the order mostly correct. Everything works except for the Luxman and NAD 2700.
Monty, There is an edit button that you can use, but I think it only last for a certain period of time and then you are stuck with what you posted.
Amstrad 4000 Teleton 206 Leak 2000 Quad 22 / 11 Hitachi HA-330 Technics SU-A600 Creek 4040 MK3 - stowed away safely Arcam Alpha One Naim 42.5/140 Naim 202/200 Naim 72/140 Naim 102/140 Naim 282/250 Marantz PM Ki Pearl Exposure XXV RC Roksan Caspian M2 Sugden A21a Linn Majik integrated Berning ZH-270 NAD C326BEE - standby Luxman L-550A11 - everyday driver Of the ones that have departed the Roksan, Exposure and Sugden are missed the most.
My amplifier progression: Main System Emerson tube stereo console no name 8 track/receiver Heathkit AR1500 receiver built by m father and handed down to me Adcom 535 (used with a Hafler DH101 preamp) Dynaco ST70 (used with a VanAlstine Super Pas3) -various vintage tube amps: Heath W4, W5, Fisher 30a, Eico HF86, HF87 Cary 40Mse Audio Research D70 Triode TRV M845SE (current amp) I also listen from time to time to restored Mac 225 and 240 amps. Computer Fisher X202 NAD 7060 Musical Fidelity a3.2 (current) HT Sony HT receiver Marantz AV600 + NAD 903 amp Marantz SR19 HT receiver Marantz SR7009 (current)
Tell me 'bout the Sony! Always had a soft spot for anything Sony related, be it TVs, Play Stations, clocks, etc.
I liked it....at the time I wanted to incorporate subs and it doesn't have any pre outs to accommodate that. I believe that was the reason I moved it on. But it's a nice integrated, and it's a perfect match for the Sony Hap-Z1ES.
My amp history is a bit up and down, and I'm probably now in a similar part of the market as to where I started off in the 1970s... Pioneer SX-636 receiver (lovely unit but needed to use Loudness button) JVC JA-S44 amp (nice meters but needed to use built-in equaliser or Loudness button) NAD 3020 amp (maybe a downgrade in terms of price and power, but a more solid sound) Pioneer A400 amp (wonderful solid sounding amp) Audiolab 8000A amp (didn't care for its gritty sound and it soon broke down) Marantz PM-66SE KI Signature amp (much cleaner, crisper sound) NAD Viso Two receiver (gorgeous looks and dynamic sound but a touch unrefined) Yamaha A-S300 amp (solid sound with nice dynamics) Yamaha A-S501 amp (highly dynamic and detailed sound with great clarity)
More than I care to think about. Part of the excess is due to the fact that for a number of years I was bi-amping some VMPS speakers, and could never find the right combo. Another factor is that I like aspects of both tube and solid state, and so have bounced back and forth, sometimes rebuying the same brand/model. Finally, some for second systems, some when I went integrated when the kids were little, or just because I like to experiment. Yeah, I had a "thing" for counterpoint there for a while, but quality control eventually drove me away. McCormack also (but great quality). Been climbing up the PrimaLuna ladder lately, but we'll see if the Decware on order displaces it. In reverse order: Decware Zen Torii MK V (on order) PrimaLuna EVO 300 PS Audio Stellar S300 Schiit Aegir PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium HP PrimaLuna ProLogue Five PrimaLuna ProLogue Four NSMT A100 (digital chip amp) McCormack DNA .5 Deluxe with SMc Rev A mods Belles 150a Reference Parasound Halo A23 Parasound 2125 Odyssey Dual Mono B&K ST-140 Latino ST-70 Tube Counterpoint SA-100 NAD 7020 Receiver McCormack DNA-225 with SMc Platinum mods McCormack DNA-125 EVS 500M (class D) Bottlehead S.E.X. Cary SLA-70B Signature McCormack DNA-225 QSC PLX 1202 QSC RMX 1500 Parasound HCA-1000 Counterpoint NP-100 Decware Zen SE84B Adcom GFA 5200 Counterpoint SA-220 Counterpoint SA-100 Monarchy SM-70 Audio Refinement Complete integrated Krell KAV-300i integrated Counterpoint SA-12 Classe CA-201 Aragon 8008BB Scott 222c integrated Adcom 555 NAD 2200 Harmon Kardon HK770 Luxman R-1120A receiver Onkyo A7 integrated Heathkit integrated (from my father)
From what I can remember.. Technics SA8100X (can't remember which Pioneer receiver I had before that) Adcom GFA-555 Odyssey Stratos Stereo Supreme And that covers more than the past 50 years. 4 freaking amps...
My first amp was an XAM receiver I bought from Korvettes dept store. Years later I owned a Proton receiver, 25 wpc. Today I still use my Creek 5350 SE integrated amp which I've had for the last 20 years.
Audiophilia is a rich man's game. So, "If I were a rich man... If I were a rich man Ya ba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dum All day long I'd sit and spin some discs If I were a wealthy man I'd build a big, tall amp with caps by the dozen Right in the middle of the house WE 300B with Yamamoto sockets below There would be two output transformers wound with silver in the UK Amorphous core for those who care And one sitting idle just for show.....
Marantz 1060: 1979 - 1991 Mission Cyrus II: 1991 - 2018 (still have it) Quad II Classic Integrated: 2018 - date. Quad PA One + Headphone Amp: 2019 - date.
Built my first receiver as an electronics apprentice as part of the course 2.5 watts into 15 ohms. Amstrad 35wpc, then Pioneer SA610, Cyrus2 + PSX, Copland CSA14, Copland CSA29 which I still have, but I also have A Denon PMA250 II, Luxman L-1, a couple of small Topping T amps, Musical Fidelity A1, DIY Pass ACA and M2X. Pre amps are DIY Elekit TU8500, DIY audio B1 Korg and a B1.
JC Penney MCS Series All-in-One Rack System Sony STR-AV560 Receiver Carver M1.5t Adcom GFA-555 Mark Levinson No. 27 Mark Levinson No. 334 Ayre MX-R Twenty
dates are estimates . . . 1976 kenwood kr-2600 1979 kenwood kr-6600 1984 hafler dh-220 (kit) 1997 mark levinson 331 2008 creek evolution 50a 2016 parasound a21 2020 parasound jc5
