What's your favorite Solid State Amp?

LadyDog · « **Reply #40 on:** 5 May 2010, 04:14 pm »

Some very good ones already mentioned. Those not mentioned that I thought were also extremely good; Karan. And for those on a more reasonable budget; Redgum.

wilsynet · « **Reply #41 on:** 5 May 2010, 05:31 pm »

First Watt J2.

Mariusz · « **Reply #42 on:** 5 May 2010, 07:22 pm »

Unlimited budget - DaRTZeel
Very limited budget - Class D kit or DIY First Watt

jparkhur · « **Reply #43 on:** 5 May 2010, 07:40 pm »

Firstwatt F5 Monoblock (clone) open, powerful, depth, has it all... only runs super nuclear...

scp2 · « **Reply #44 on:** 5 May 2010, 09:16 pm »

I love my Spectron Musician III mkII with bybees a v-cap upgrade.

Currently saving up for another so I can run monos.

Lyndon · « **Reply #45 on:** 5 May 2010, 09:24 pm »

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Unlimited budget - DaRTZeel

Marius,
I am so jealous you got a chance to hear these. I always wanted to give them a listen. I wonder how many were actually produced.
Lyndon

jhm731 · « **Reply #46 on:** 5 May 2010, 09:46 pm »

Outlaw Audio 2200 Mono Blocks

$674./pair

Barry Diament Audio uses these in his studio playback system.

honesthoff · « **Reply #47 on:** 5 May 2010, 10:04 pm »

BAlabo BP-1

mhconley · « **Reply #48 on:** 5 May 2010, 11:58 pm »

Cost no object?

How about the MBL 9011...

or the Krell Evolution One...

or the Pass Labs XA200.5.

For something a little more down to earth I like the Parasound Halo JC 1.

Martin

Mariusz · « **Reply #49 on:** 6 May 2010, 12:31 am »

Quote from: Lyndon on 5 May 2010, 09:24 pm

Marius,
I am so jealous you got a chance to hear these. I always wanted to give them a listen. I wonder how many were actually produced.
Lyndon

There are many great amps which I can't and never will be able to afford.
It is great to occasionally hear what's out there but it can be costly.

DaRTZs amp/pre combo is one of the better/best combo (SS) for my personal taste. They are also nicely overbuild and kind of devilish looking - which I find quite sexy.

(Parasound Halo, Nelson Pass stuff, DAC Cherry, Modwright all great mid-line amps)

Personal SS setup - Nelson Pass buffer in front of Class D kit amp.

gfroman · « **Reply #50 on:** 6 May 2010, 11:09 pm »

Been really happy with my Boulder 1060 amp.
Also liked my Theta Citadel amps - now for sale!

PeteG · « **Reply #51 on:** 7 May 2010, 12:35 am »

^ Very nice.

zybar · « **Reply #52 on:** 7 May 2010, 12:56 am »

I've heard the Theta amps with MM3's and it was a very nice combination.

George

sporter · « **Reply #53 on:** 7 May 2010, 08:47 am »

Red Wine Audio Signature 70.2 mono's. Sounds great to me!

doug s. · « **Reply #54 on:** 7 May 2010, 12:54 pm »

electrocompaniet aw75dmb's. dual mono, 75wpc into 8 ohms, 140 into 4 ohms, 240 into 2 ohms, stable into loads <0.5 ohm, current output ~80 amps. my amps are almost 20 years old; if i couldn't use tube amps, i would make do w/these.

or any ec amps, for that matter - the specs on the current iteration of my amps are not too shabby:

http://www.electrocompaniet.com/products/classic/poweramp/2x120-M.html

doug s.

tdangelo · « **Reply #55 on:** 8 May 2010, 03:27 am »

for me it's the ASR Emitter II Exclusive Blue(gold boards) with battery power supply. The amp is the best of SS & tube's to my ears

not my pic but it's what I have.

jtwrace · « **Reply #56 on:** 5 Oct 2010, 12:54 pm »

I wonder how long it will take someone to post about this http://www.dagostinoinc.com as being their favorite.

TONEPUB????

Zero · « **Reply #57 on:** 5 Oct 2010, 01:01 pm »

Karan Acoustics KA i180

edit: Alright, so technically my favorite solid state set-up is a pair of Karan 1200 mono's.... but the KA i180 is one of the better solid state amps that I've actually owned.

Larkston Zinaspic · « **Reply #58 on:** 5 Oct 2010, 01:15 pm »

The best I've heard so far is Plinius, Pass Labs, and Redgum. Would love to hear what Ridley Audio has come up with but owners of their gear are in a much higher tax bracket....

Wind Chaser · « **Reply #59 on:** 5 Oct 2010, 01:29 pm »

I had a Pass Aleph 3, which according to some people was the sweetest of the Aleph series, but I much prefer my Dayens Ampino.