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Your amp history...

1987 rodgers tuner /amp fron the 70s cant remember the name,
1990 cyrus 1
2002 nap140/12
2003 nap140/32.5

Other speakers i use with the mac are active - 2006 tascam vl5
 
though the cyrus had many things hanging off it, little infinity speakers, huge jbl studio monitors (really! had to finish a session and the main amp had gone ping, b&w 602, quad esl57, rega kytes, and at one time tannoy little gold monitors (little they werent - 15inch dual concentics)
 
Quad 33/303

Nytech 252 - only had this little amp until the dealer could get what I ordered

Naim 42/110 - upgraded to 160 a few months later. Traded in for next set-up

Naim 32/SNAPS/250

Audio Research SP10/Krell KSA50

Very down hill then - married life lol

Rotel RA-820BX

Naim 42/110 - bought last year as I wanted a decent set-up again.

Naim 62/Avondaled SNAPS-HICAP/250 - current set up.
 
Jan 2009 NAC202+NAPSC+HICAP2+Nap250 (late olive)
Feb 2009 rooted out the NAC72 and compared
Then bought a set of NJ 321+NJ729 boards
Also bought a set of Avondale 821A boards and link wires for the 729 positions

Compared the lot in about every possible combination

Sold the 202, sold the NJ boards, ordered an Avondale TPX2 and an Avondale stereo amp
Sold the Hicaps (olive and HC2), sold the Nap250

Oct 2009 bought an Avondale Grad1, sold Avondale 821As will be selling the 72 in Jan once the post has become reliable again.

Now content that anything better will cost a HUGE amount more. Moving on to improvo,g CD transport and phonostage. Nearly got the hifi of my dreams :)
 
81 to 99
Naim nait
62 140
62 hi cap 140
72 hi cap 140
72 hi cap 250
Then 82 plus 2 hi caps
52 250
52 135
Sold the lot
2002 to present
Pathos twin towers
82 180
Dv l200 hx75
Dv l300 hx75
Grad 1 tpx2 and m130's ln a single case.
Everything has been good at the time, there is alot of cobblers spoken about hifi and my only advice would be ,if you like it buy good luck
 
[...] Everything has been good at the time, there is alot of cobblers spoken about hifi and my only advice would be ,if you like it buy good luuk.

Right on.
It's not because I perfer the Avondale kit I now have that I did not have fun with the Nailm kit I had before.
 
Arcam Alpha 3
Audiolab 8000A
Audiolab 8000C+P
Sugden A21
Lavardin IS Ref
Lavardin IT
Karan KA-I- 180
 
It would be interesting to know why people chose a particular amplifier at any one time in their audio life. I 'went on' about the Pro-ject, but I've owned many amps over the years. Who recalls the Tripletone valve amps ? I had two mono ones in a box. Two volume controls and six ( yes, 6!) tone controls. Sold it to buy a transistor amp. I realise now it didn't sound that good. I was playing bass guitar at the time, into a valve amp, and friends said transistor was the next 'big thing' in music, both for making it and playing it back. We were SO naive in those days... Martyn Miles .
 
I recently compiled a list of the amps i've owned.
I do not remember the years or the exact combinations so pre and poweramps are not in any perticular order.
The notes on the side are years manufactured and misc info.

Mcintosh MA6500 * (2005/6)
Krell Kav-250p
Linn Wakonda kudos (95)
Linn Wakonda
Linn Kolektor (99)
Linn LK280
Linn LK2 75
Linn LK85 (99)
Linn LK85
Linn LK100
Linn LK100
Linn LK100
Naim Nac82
Naim Nait II (old)
Naim Nait II (old)
Naim Nac42.5 (old)
Naim Nac62 (new)
Naim Nac62 (new)
Naim Nac32 (old)
Naim Nac12 II (old bolt)
Naim Nap250 (new 90)
Naim Nap250 (old 88)
Naim Nap180 (new)
Naim Nap160 (old bolt)
Naim Nap140 (new)
Naim Nap110 (old)
Naim Nap90 (new)
Naim HiCap (old)
Naim HiCap (new 93)
Densen Beat100
Primare A20 mk II
Primare A30.1
Nad 7400
Cyrus 2 *
Cyrus PSX
Holographic Audio Pre25 (2009)
Sentec PA9
 
Some Luxman integrated ("L-1"?). Developed some fault they didn't find. Replaced with:
Rega Elex integrated. Replaced with:
Exposure Super XV integrated. Which now functions as a phono amp with:
NVA P90/A80s.

The Elex went into a bedroom system, before it was replaced there with:
Roksan Caspian M series -1.
 
Sony STR 3630 Receiver end 70s to 81
Realistic*** integrated 82-85
Yamaha A300 integrated 85/86
Harman Kardon h/k 670 Receiver 1986-
harman h/k 795i Receiver 1989-1992
harman h/k 665 integrated 1991-92
audiolabor ES200 stereo poweramp + audiolabor fein/LA3 Pre 1992-1997
2x audiolabor schnell monoamps with audiolabor rein Pre
6x audiolabor schnell monoamps with brinkmann Pre 1998-2002
harman h/k 505 integrated 2001-
harman Kardon Citation Receiver 2002-
 
Sansui silver jobby
Technics SU-somethingorother
Onix OA21
Hafler DH101/ Sony Poweramp (still in the loft)
Hafler DH101/ Quad 405
Naim 42/110
Naim 42/Hicap/140
Naim 32/Hicap/140
Naim 42/Hicap/250
Naim 32.5/Hicap/250
Avondaled 42/PSU/250
EAR864/Avondaled 250
EAR864/534 ........stick. Rolled a few valves.
 
A60
Naim 42/110
Linn LK1/LK280
Linn Kairn/280
Linn kairn + 3LK100 (active kabers)
Linn Kairn/klout
Naim 72/Hicap/250
Naim 72/supercap/250
Naim 52/supercap/250
Naim 52/supercap/250 with Avondale NCC200 boards

and a Nait 2 CD in 2nd system
 
denon mini sytem
nac90/nap90
nac90/2x hicap/nap90
nac 90 2x hicap/nap90
nac90/ 2x hicap/180
nac82/ 2x hicap/180
nac82/2xhicap/180
nac82/ 2x hicap/2x/180
nac82/supercap/2x180
nac52/250/2x180 (2 different rooms)
nac52/500/250
nac52/500/2x avondale M130
nac552/500/2x avondale M130
 
Marantz PM57
SonyTFB920R
Rotel RA971MkII/RB971
Densen Beat B100
Densen Beat B100/B300
Densen Beat B200/B300
Densen Beat B200/B300XS
Spectral DMC15/Densen Beat B300XS
Spectral DMC15/Densen Beat B330
Spectral DMC15/Puresound A30
Spectral DMC15/AOS-Tube Distinctions A30
AOS-Tube Distinctions grounded grid prototype/AOS-Tube Distinctions A30
AOS-Tube Distinctions grounded grid prototype/Tube Distinctions Copper amp 30 Watt
 
SansuiAU 217 II
NAC32 NAP160
Musical Fidelity B200
Pioneer 400X
Rogers e20a

Current:
Sansui AU111
Fisher X100 3
Sansui AU 70
Enjoying these vintage valve amps, esp the last two little EL84 amps
 


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