[jtwrace]

That's right!  This is a follow-up to my other thread "What's your favorite Tube amp?".

Be sure to include specs!

I'll start.  My awesome Clayton Audio M-300 (Class A 300wpc mono blocks) 





Thermal Protection

Power on Sequence Control

Rated power output:

300 Watts continuous rms into 8 ohms

600 Watts continuous rms into 4 ohms

Gain: 26 db

Input Impedance: 100k ohms

Power Consumption: Low Bias Mode - 300 Watts
Power Consumption: High Bias Mode - 800 Watts

Dimensions: 11.00” W by 20” D by 11.50” H

Weight: 87 lbs. each

Heat sink capacity: 0.13 degrees C/Watt Stable Temperature

Reading at Center of heat sink: 122.1° F. Stable Temperature

Reading at Right and Left Edge of heat sink: 124.1° F.

[NagysAudio]

Easy, the very best amplifier that I have ever heard is the Goldmund Mimesis 3.

[jtwrace]

specs Nagy?  watts.....?

They may have the "best" amps but the website is horrible.  I can't even find that amp.

[NagysAudio]

The website is not horrible. This is an old amp form late 80s, early 90s, not in production anymore. Here are the specs:
http://www.savantaudio.com/mim3s.html

[jtwrace]

The website is not horrible. This is an old amp form late 80s, early 90s, not in production anymore. Here are the specs:
http://www.savantaudio.com/mim3s.html

Then that explains why I couldn't find it...I never would've guessed you like an amp from the 80's / 90's.   

[TONEPUB]

My reference amplifier in main system, the Burmester 911 MK.3



And in system two a pair of these, the McIntosh MC1.2KW's:

[TONEPUB]

Those Clayton's are really nice amps!  Every one I've heard has been fantastic!

[NagysAudio]

You didn't indicate that it had to be current production. That is my personal favorite amp that I have ever heard. It originally sold for $7000-$8000, but can be found on eBay and Audiogon for as low as $1500-$2500. At this price point, it's almost a miracle of a product.

[jtwrace]

You didn't indicate that it had to be current production. That is my personal favorite amp that I have ever heard. It originally sold for $7000-$8000, but can be found on eBay and Audiogon for as low as $1500-$2500. At this price point, it's almost a miracle of a product.

   It doesn't have to be current.  If it's your favorite, we want to hear it!   Price doens't matter at all.  We are an EOAF. 

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[K Shep]

Parasound A21

        Continuous power output:
        250 watts RMS x 2, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 8 Ω
        400 watts RMS x 2, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 4 Ω
       
        Current capacity:
        60 amperes peak per channel

        Power bandwidth:
        5 Hz - 100 kHz, +0/-3 dB at 1 watt

        Input sensitivity:
        1 V for 28.28 V, THX Reference Level

        Input impedance:
        33 k Ω unbalanced; 66 k Ω balanced

[mdconnelly]

McCormack DNA-500 - awesome amp!   Conservatively rated at 500wpc into an 8-ohm load and 900 watts into 4 ohms

[TONEPUB]

The DNA 500 is a great amp....  Had one of those for a while.  CJ Premier 350 was my next choice after the DNA 500.  Still one of my all time favorites.

[mdconnelly]

The DNA 500 is a great amp....  Had one of those for a while.  CJ Premier 350 was my next choice after the DNA 500.  Still one of my all time favorites.

I've gotta hear the CJ Premier 350 someday.  That is exactly the amp that the guy who sold me the DNA-500 bought to replace it back in late 2005.   

[Freo-1]

Nakamichi PA-7. 

Great sound at a reasonable price.

[TONEPUB]

I've gotta hear the CJ Premier 350 someday.  That is exactly the amp that the guy who sold me the DNA-500 bought to replace it back in late 2005.

That's exactly what I did with mine too!  Kept the 350 for almost five years until I got the Burmester.

[zybar]

My top three are:

BAT VK600SE
Pass XA 100.5
McCormack DNA-500


Of course none of these float my boat like the Atma-Sphere MA-1's...   

George

[jtwrace]

Of course none of these float my boat like the Atma-Sphere MA-1's...   

George

You're killin' me George. 

[zybar]

You're killin' me George.

I'm trying...

George

[Occam]

My faves are -
1.Hugh Deans Aksa Soraya, and soon hopefully his Maya. Hugh Aspen Amplifiers has his own circle on AudioCircle
http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?board=19.0

2. The Korato and Korato Anniversary represented here in the States by a frequent poster, Brian Pape

Regards,
Paul

[arthurs]

There are some fantastic SS amps listed above.  I had a chance to demo the Vitus SM-010 mono's in my system earlier this year, wonderful amps that I believe deserve mention with some of the others already noted in this thread....