[Bodhi]

I know those amps very well. I have a friend that has a pair with the MP1 preamp. He loves them.  Not my cup of tea and nothing special.  I prefer my Pass X250 amp with my BAT VK51se preamp.  By the way, I live 15 minutes from Atma-Sphere, 30 minutes from Magnepan, 45 minutes from ARC and Bel Canto.  And 5 minutes from Van Alstine.

Fair enough. All this is subjective as every room, system and pair of ears are unique. Admittedly I have less experience with tube amps. In higher powered tube amps I like Vac. In the 20-30 watt range, i'm impressed with the Spatial Audio amps. Allnic are also good in that price range.

[I.Greyhound Fan]

Fair enough. All this is subjective as every room, system and pair of ears are unique. Admittedly I have less experience with tube amps. In higher powered tube amps I like Vac. In the 20-30 watt range, i'm impressed with the Spatial Audio amps. Allnic are also good in that price range.

True, all of audio is subjective.

I like the Ayon for its high power, sound and build quality besides looking fabulous.  And the fact it is fully balanced which is rare for a tube amp.  I also like VAC amps.  In few years I will buy a used Triton.  Right now I am using a Mark Levinson 5805 Integrated SS amp as I am downsizing from my Pass and BAT gear.