First seperate amp was an (ahem) Amstrad 8000, it combusted after about four weeks use then sought refuge in a supersafe brand
Sony something or other which was boring, didn't catch fire in any sense.
Armstrong 426 Receiver - bought second hand, how I loved the Purple Dial, warm sounding, not very detailed yet somehow endearing
Cyrus One - sounded great with an early Rega 3 but swapped for a
NAD 3030 which seemed better suited for makeshift studio monitoring
Onix 21s - expected great things but it had a terrible hummmm, was returned to factory but still hummed slightly on return, was taken when we were burgled, replaced with
Pioneer A400 which I enjoyed
Sugden 21a which I also enjoyed, eventually I felt guilty about its carbon footprint
Audiolab 8000S unremarkably ok, at least it didn't get hot!
Quad 33/303 a little disapointing but maybe needed recap, also tried a 405II, preferred the 303
A&R A60 loved this and had heard many of them back in the day, still have one in the bedroom stereo
Naim HiCap/72/160 BD all service by Class A, also tried with 32.5, sounded great but was becoming more interested in the kit than the music, wanted off the slippery slope
Chinese integrated valve amp - can't remember the brand - another slippery slope with valve rolling, adjusting the bias, though it did sound sweet with the Tannoys I had then
Audiolab 8000Q and 8000P unremarkably ok
Audiolab 8200CDQ (upgraded by he who must no longer be mentioned) bought second hand this seemed a good move but with hind sight it wasn't
Exposure XVIII Super Power, strange set up but preferred this with the 82000CDQ to the Audiolab amp set up
Exposure XIX Pre ah that's much better, goodbye Audiolab
Exposure XXI to replace the XIX, a bit different and has a remote but not sure it is better? Love this Exposure sound apart from the soundstaging being a bit compromised
Recently bought a second hand budget Denon amp for a neighbour, was surprised how good it sounded for the money and would like to try a more up market used Denon at sopme point.