Your hifi history part 2 - Amplifiers

hifinutt

Wammer
Wammer Plus
Dec 23, 2007
16,573
4,865
208
midlands , , United
AKA
phil
HiFi Trade?
  1. No
like many others here had so many amps

Highlights are the ones from Bel canto like the pre 3vbs and ref 1000 [ coherant modded]

belles mb100 monoblocks

music first audio pre amps ranging from classic [ the one marko posted a little while ago ] to baby ref

silbatone 109 [ on demo]

thrax eny[ on demo] wow that was THE most amazing valve amp ever !!! stunning on the tannoy eatons

audio research ref 5se .... the best pre ever

modwright 36.5 and 36.5dm [ 2 box version]

msb s200

jH F5 monos

Norma audio 70b [ on demo]

many many more of course
 

topoxforddoc

Wammer
Wammer
Apr 11, 2009
1,142
196
108
Cheltenham, , United
AKA
Charlie
HiFi Trade?
  1. No
1970s
Technics SU-7300
Armstrong 222

1980s
NAD 3020
Quad 22/II (ex Ken Kessler - serviced by Quad)

1990s
Verdier Control B & Quad IIs rebuilt by GT Audio

2000s
TRON Meteor/Quad IIs
TRON Meteor/TRON Discovery

2010s-now
TRON Meteor/TRON Discovery - main system
Lentek Integrated - study
NAD Monitor 1300 preamp/Radford STA15/III - study

Also have Colin Wonfor 50W SECA power amp for study use
 

Linear

Wammer
Wammer
Nov 7, 2022
287
438
83
Lancashire
HiFi Trade?
  1. No
Only three amps.

First was a Marantz budget job, cant remember the exact model, the best thing about it was the tone defeat button.

Next up I got a used Linn Majik 1, had this amp for about 15 years.

Finally about six months ago I upgraded to an Audiolab 6000A, don't know why it took me so long to upgrade, it was a big step up from my old Linn.
 
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Sl7

Wammer
Wammer
Sep 22, 2012
31
8
23
Bedford
HiFi Trade?
  1. No
It is a feat of memory for all of us, one which I am bound to fail partially, but here goes:

Technics SUV...
Arcam 8
Arcam 9
Arcam 9c + 9P + 9P
Arcam AV300
Arcam SA30
Audiolab 2000
Alchemist Pre + Power
AVI lab series integrated
AVI 2000 Pre + 2 power amps
Boyuurange A50 Mk111 300B tube
Cambridge Audio A1
Creek Destiny
Densen B200, B300
Decware Zen triodes
Emille tube amp -lovely sound, still miss ya babe, but at 38kg my back doesn't!
Marantz PM66se
Marantz PM80
Marantz PM17
Musical Fidelity A5
Musical Fidelity M6si
Naim Nait 2
Naim Mac 32.5 + Nap 140
Primaluna Dialogue
Unison Research Unico Secondo
Yamaha S2000
Yamaha CA 2010
Yamaha RXA 3050

I am sure I have missed a few, but you get the message, can't stop experimenting :)
 

ziggy

Wammer
Wammer
Mar 11, 2017
659
615
98
Cardiff
HiFi Trade?
  1. No
This goes back nearly 44 years but there has not been many as I am not a box swapper.
Armstrong receiver
NAD 3020
Superior NAD model
Marantz
Arcam
NVA P90SA/A80s, updated to the latest specs. This is my end game.
 
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flo1984

Guest
I had to many amps to remember all,my first one was Sony ta va777es then Sony ta fb940qs,Vincent sp998 monoblocks, Harman/ Kardon citation 11 and so on
 

lowendall

Wammer
Wammer
Feb 14, 2009
1,345
274
113
Scotland
AKA
happy enough
HiFi Trade?
  1. No
So plenty of amps basic stuff mostly pioneer Kenwood rotel basic things ,a tube and transistor thing which was nice but big and warmed the room nicely , any way I have now got a Yamaha as 500 thing I am not sure what to make of it ,it plays tunes etc plenty of volume etc ,I am happily of the upgrade bus for now so that's good . I was using a little teac mini combo thing it was ok in a small room small system etc .
 

aardvarkaudio

Wammer
Wammer
Apr 23, 2014
814
729
98
1999 Musical Fidelity E11
2003 Replaced by Mark Levinson 334
2023 Replaced by Mark Levinson 585.5
2022 added Wilson Benesch Torus Amp
 

HoopsOnToast

Legend Wammer
Wammer
Feb 6, 2006
11,627
809
208
Oxfordshire
AKA
Rob
HiFi Trade?
  1. Yes
  2. No
Updated Dec' 2012

Technics Mini Seperates
Cambridge Audio 540R
Nad L53
Primare A20
Teac A-BX7R
Consonance Cyber 10SE USB
Teac A-BX7R (Back to)
Sony TA-F770ES
Rega Brio3
Amptastic TA2020
Sony TA-F448E
Arcam AVR200
Sony TA-F670ES
Decware Zen
Denon PMA-2000AE
Sony TA-F670ES (Back to)
Teac A-H01
Icon Audio LA3 (Loan)
Antique Sound Labs Wave 8 Mono's
Audion Sterling Plus KT88
Quad Elite Stereo
Restek Challenger
Since then...

Puresound A20
Sony TA-F770ES (another)
Doge 8 Pre / Decware Zen
Audionote M-Zero / Decware Zen
Croft Micro Basic 25 / Decware Zen
Rega Brio-R
Bryston B60R
Benchmark DAC1 HDR / Active Speaker
Rega Mira
Rega Cursa3/Maia
Denon PMA-2500NE
Bryston B60R (another and still have)
Denon PMA-2000IVR
 

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