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My Pass Aleph 3 drives my Avalon Monitors much louder than I can stand. The combination sounds great!

I use the Edge Electronics M-6 only because of its accurate reproduction. Edge amps defy anyone to tell what devices—tubes or transistors—are being used or the class of circuit: A or AB. New innovative amplifiers designs by Edge and Gamut could bring many tube aficionados to solid-state if they are only willing to listen to them.

Rotel RB-1080

Cary SLAM-100 push pull triode tube monoblocks for 150Hz on up. A Bryston 4B-ST solid state for the bass. Truy the best of all the worlds.

Currently using a Bryston 4B-ST. Good clean sound at a fair price. Will be exploring monoblocks in the near future from Pass, Levinson, Innersound, Bryston, and Sierra Audio.

Accuphase P102 - 50 watt solid-state balanced/differential class A. Sound is reminiscent of a good tube amplifier.

A Dynaco ST-70 makes music sound like music to me in my system.

Actually both stereo and multi-channel. I use a McIntosh MC-352 for the front channels and am using a McIntosh MC-7205 for the rears and surrounds. I looked at tubes for the fronts but this Mc is so clean and with the autoformers I feel I can drive any speaker I will ever be able to afford. The tube amps are too much money and too much maintenence for my budget. Oh, one other reason for the McIntosh is the BLUE METERS, who needs a fireplace with these baby's glowing in the night.

I've been using a Bryston 4B ST for almost 2 years. It has performed flawlessly. It's the only amp I've owned in 35 years that hasn't caused me problems.

I use an inexpensive solid state integrated, because that was what I could afford. For the long run I am looking more and more towards tubes.

YBA...

I feel that the amplifier, any amplifier, if used within it's capability is the least weakest component in any system. OK, maybe the digital cable between the transport and a DAC really is. Still, I'll be darned if I don't still want those Legacy Mono Blocks.

The new Nu-Vista integrated amplifier from Musical Fidelity. Lots of power combined with a tight and warm sound.

My system is combined for music and video. I use a Yamaha integrated amp, which is being used as a processor. Coupled to it is ATI's 1505 five channel amp. I bi-amp the front mains and bi-wire the center. That allows me to experiment with different kinds of cabling. When I have need of surrounds, I use the Yamaha's internal amps.

I have my b&w speakers vertically bi-amped with Rotel power amps and very fine they sound too.

Krell FPB-600c. I purchased this amp to replace VTL-300 tube monoblocks. The tubes sounded great but were too much maintenance to keep them operating at peak efficiency. The Krell amp reproduces a very live like soundstage - wide and deep. To my ears it sounds at least equal to the VTL's with less maintenance.

Sattelites are bass regulated at 70hz, then goes to MK sub. Two channel Amp, self powered sub.

I listen to a Bryston 3B ST and a VTL Compact 80 monoblock. Both sound great in different ways. My wife prefers the VTL.

BAT vk-60

I built my first (Nelson Pass) Zen amp 12 months ago, the Bride of Zen preamp about 10 months ago. I have NEVER had so much fun listening to music! Last fall, I built a second Zen stereo chassis, and I now bi-amp my Paradigm Reference Studio/60s with a blazing 20 watts (10+10) per side. No kidding, maybe it's a little compressed dynamically, but Zounds, what a midrange! The real kicker, though, is that the bass in my system has never been so articulate and tuneful. Absolutely the antithesis of one-note bass. BTW, total cost for three pieces: ~$850, and way too much fun building it. Hard to describe how it felt the first time I turned it on—and it worked!

Four piece speaker system. - (2) woofers, each with a cross. and amp. - (2) monitors, powered by a ss stereo amo (Threshold, class A)

My solid-state stereo amp sounds great, performs consistently, and I can go to sleep not worrying about whether my tubes are about to crap out. about

Too many problems with tubes

Returning to two-channel audio after a five-year hiatus in home theater land. My solid-state monoblocks needed repairs. Was able to get a used tube amp for low cost. I am going to play with tubes for a while before I go back or sell my solid-state stuff.

Mark Levinson No. 332. It sounds great in the system I have, it looks good, and I don't have to put up with my audio buddies saying that my system would sound better with xyz.

Its simply easy to use and ultra reliable (Mark Levinson).

I'm driving my LINN Sara 9s with a Bryston 3B/ST for the woofer/mid-range and a Bryston 2B for the tweeters. The BEST of both worlds: the control and transparency of the 3B and the sweetness of the 2B on the high-end.

Two stereo amps, one per channel with an active crossover. The speakers' passive crossovers were removed.

I bought my Threshold S/150 Stasis amp in 1984. Still going strong. It works great with my Audio Research SP-8 preamp, Sota Saphire turntable, and Wadia 850 CD player played through my old B&W 802s.