[Freo-1]

Devialet is pricey new. However,  second hand prices are not that bad, considering one gets a preamp,  phono, DAC, and power amp.  Plus,  you save on buying interconnects.

[Saturn94]

Lol, some of y’all need AA (Audiophile Anonymous)!   

I buy for the long haul, hence my very short list.

A pair of Hafler DH200 (1982 - 2010)
Parasound Classic 5250 (2010 - present)


 

[Freo-1]

Lol, some of y’all need AA (Audiophile Anonymous)! 

I buy for the long haul, hence my very short list.

A pair of Hafler DH200 (1982 - 2010)
Parasound Classic 5250 (2010 - present)

As Bubba J says:  "AA is for quitters"    [size=78%] [/size]

[Yog Sothoth]

Devialet is pricey new. However,  second hand prices are not that bad, considering one gets a preamp,  phono, DAC, and power amp.  Plus,  you save on buying interconnects.

Excellent point!  It's a lot of equipment for the cost.

[tjmpark]

Rogue Pharaoh
McIntosh MA7900
McIntosh MA9000
Pass INT-30A
Yamaha M-5000
McIntosh MC275 MK VI

[Ericus Rex]

Hmmmm.  Hard to remember them all.

Acurus A150
Hafler DH-200
Audire Crescendo and Tenendo
Bedini 25/25
Counterpoint SA-100
Pass Aleph 0s
Pass ACA

Now it's all tubes for me because tubes are better.

*ducking*

[Yog Sothoth]

Hmmmm.  Hard to remember them all.

Acurus A150
Hafler DH-200
Audire Crescendo and Tenendo
Bedini 25/25
Counterpoint SA-100
Pass Aleph 0s
Pass ACA

Now it's all tubes for me because tubes are better.

*ducking*

Heh heh!

[kmmd]

B&K AVR 307
Odyssey monos inc “glass ceiling”
Bryston 7BSST (now used for biamping below 250HZ)
ModWright KWA 150 then upgraded to SE x 2 (center and surround amps)
Pass Labs X250.8 (biamp over 200Hz)
Proceed Amp 5 (bedroom system)

May try VAC 200iQ for highs at some point.

[Jeff_From_Michigan]

Pioneer, Technics and Marantz receivers
Nakamichi Receiver 2
Musical Fidelity M1PWR's
Audio Research 100.2
Peachtree Audio iNova (SS with a tube buffer)
NuForce Reference 9 V3 SE's
Odyssey Audio Kismets
Morrison ELAD preamp

[bakufu]

aragon 4004 (5 years)
krell FPB 300 (5 years)
krell FPB 600 (10 years)
modwright KWA 100 SE (10 years)
ampzilla 2000 second edition (10 years)

[Uncle Zero]

This is a fun memory exercise. 

• Audio Research D-52B (for a very long time...)
• (...some budget British integrated amp whose name I can't remember)
• NuPime integrated IDA-something
• Schiit Audio Aegir
• PS Audio M700
• PS Audio M1200

[lazydays]

In the past I've owned too many solid state amps, and 80% I regretted.

My two favorites were an Accuphase intergrated, and my Odyssey Stratos mono blocks with the glass ceiling mods. My least favorites were several Adcom amps. I had an Onkyo intergrated once that was better than most anything else
gary

[Jeff_From_Michigan]

hahaha well seeing bigred's reply, i happen to be sitting here today recovering from some oral surgery i had undergone yesterday, so i got bored and thought for giggles, i would try to think back down through memory lane, and reconstruct my audio journey through various hifi amps

now the op asked for solid state amps only, but i have included all my amps, including tubed ones, and i roughly tried to list these chronologically by decade (i have been at this fun hobby since a teen)

two legend notes -- one is 'SS' marking the solid state units given the op request, and '*' marks what i still have on hand... yes i am a hoarder  

70s

hh scott 480a
hk 330i receiver  SS
yamaha cr 1040  SS
sansui g9000 SS

80s

hafler dh500  SS
hafler 9500 thx SS
nad 2140  SS
nad 3020  SS
kenwood l-07m monos SS

90s

musical reference rm9-ii
musical reference rm10
golden tube audio se-40
aragon 4004 ii  SS
acurus dia 100-2  SS
muse 100  SS
arcam alpha 10  SS
pass aleph 3  SS
cary cad 805
cary sli-80

00's to the present

cary 300b sei  **
wavelength cardinal xs 300b **
marsh a400s  SS
fourier triomphe otl 6as7
47 labs gaincard  SS
vac pa 90c  **
vac ren 70/70
vac ren 30/30  **
odyssey stratos  ** SS
c-j cav 45
c-j prem 11a xs
c-j mf2200 SS
c-j lp70s
arc vsi 55
arc v70  **
arc vt100 mk2 **
arc vt100 mk3
arc vt50
arc 100.2  ** SS
arc ca50
arc vt60  **
arc ref 110 **
arc ref 75 **
air tight atm2 **
audio sector patek se **  SS
hegel h90  SS
hegel h160  SS
hegel rost **  SS
hegel h390  SS
hegel h20 ** SS
primare i-30 **  SS
van alstine synergy 300 **  SS
nuprime ida-8 **  SS
w4s st-250  ** SS
belles aria  SS
belles sa30  ** SS
naim nait xs2 w teddycap **  SS
sony ta1-1es  ** SS
first watt f5 **  SS
first watt f6  SS
agd audion **  SS
class d mini gan 5 **  SS
linear tube audio zotl40 ref  **
audio mirror set40 monos **

I can't approach that list, but we share a couple in common:

ARC 100.2: One of the great amps that I have owned.
NuPrime IDA-8: Still on my desktop, and not going anywhere until it croaks.

Close:

conrad-johnson CAV-50 (not sure how it compares to the CAV-45, but I love it.)
Odyssey Kismet mono's - My current #1.

A SS "preamp" that I have in storage because of no remote control, but is amazing: Morrison E.L.A.D.

I wonder what your feelings are on the VT-100 mkII. Although technically OT since it is a tube amp, the reason I ask is that it was this very amp driving the Magnepan 3.6's that made me decide to get the Maggies. Still one of the best sound combinations that I recall having ever heard, regardless of price. My dealer Harry at Audio Dimensions was undoubtedly pairing the amp with one of ARC's best preamps at the time. I don't recall which one it was, but it was around 1999 or so. Curious about how you rank the VT100 mkII among the many amps that you have owned.

[exopolitks]

After having active and powered speakers for my younger years
Yamaha WXA-50
NAD D3045 ( a couple times)
Powernode 2i
Lyngdorf TDAI 1120
NAD C399 (Current)
Quad Vena II (Current)

[jjss49]

"I wonder what your feelings are on the VT-100 mkII. Although technically OT since it is a tube amp, the reason I ask is that it was this very amp driving the Magnepan 3.6's that made me decide to get the Maggies. Still one of the best sound combinations that I recall having ever heard, regardless of price. My dealer Harry at Audio Dimensions was undoubtedly pairing the amp with one of ARC's best preamps at the time. I don't recall which one it was, but it was around 1999 or so. Curious about how you rank the VT100 mkII among the many amps that you have owned."

I still have mine, it is a lovely amp, and I like being able to roll 6dj8's in the input stage instead of the Russian supertube you are locked into for later amps of this lineage

No doubt there is synergy between the more powerful ARC tube amps and Maggies big and small.  Am sure you are well aware of the histories of the two companies, the two founders, and how intertwined these companies have been.  Maggies are still used by Leonard in the ARC main listening room where all amps produced are run and listened to. 

I would say that modern Maggies are now voiced warmer than before, so the main sonic synergy of two historically (the ARC tube amps delivering a slightly rolled off top end with vast imaging, much needed midrange warmth and excellent midbass/bass drive - the latter for a tube amp) is a touch less critical than in the past, driving the leaner sounding older gen Maggies.  I think this is a reason why modern very high grade SS amps do so well with modern Maggies. 

All that said, the VT100-2 is a keeper, it is a lovely amp, delivers the goods at what is now a modest price (assuming you can keep the amp running in tip top shape, which requires some effort and expense).