Dream Amps

[Alpinist]

Other than the amps you currently own, what are your dream amplifiers?

Ken

[Alpinist]

I'll get the ball rolling:

Class AB: Dartzeel NHB-458 mono amps
Class A: MSB M204 mono amps

Ken

[the professor]

The Dartzeel mono's would be fun for sure.

[Melbguy1]

My dream amp will be my next amp...the Vitus SIA-030 .

[Mike]

http://www.audionote.co.jp/en/produc...er/kagura.html

[KeithR]

I think I already own it

Although Dart 458s for SS would be tops

[Rhapsody]

http://www.audionote.co.jp/en/produc...er/kagura.html

Sold two pairs of Kaguras last month.....two new lucky Kagura owners....one in Texas and one in San Diego.

[The Sandman]

I'll muddle through with my current amps.

[4music]

A variation of the same theme Air Tight 3211

[Shadowfax]

In order to drive my dream speakers, Dynaudio Consequence, I may as well dream big for the matching Arbiter Mono Blocks

[Penthouse-D]

Melbguy1, I certainly hope you live that long…. when???!!! The lack of information is annoying...

[Odyssey]

Technical Brain:

[Melbguy1]

Melbguy1, I certainly hope you live that long…. when???!!! The lack of information is annoying...

4Q 2017 at this stage, or early 1Q 2018.

[joeinid]

4Q 2017 at this stage, or early 1Q 2018.

[cfz]

Shindo Western Electric 300b. You only need 8 watts

[Jim Smith]

Luckily, I have never heard an amp I like better than my ASR Emitter II Exclusive.

Unluckily, I get to hear so many great amps that it's only a matter of time...

[bonzo]

Vitus masterpiece
Boulder 3060
Dagostino Momentum

That's in SS. Can't afford any of those, so my recommendations will be symphonic line Kraft and Luxman m900u. Berning quads for certain speakers.

Many SETs sound good for horns, and many more to hear, but just find a tenor 75 OTL, prey it doesn't blow up and catch fire or take the tweeter with it, but then it will just kill everything else. IMO. So I want that if I get a horn.

[tom_hankins]

The new AudioNet monoblocks
http://en.audionet.de/machines/heisenberg/

[joeinid]

CLASS-A MONOPHONIC POWER AMPLIFIER A-250

[Penthouse-D]

Hey Joe, Those Accuphase amps are certainly beautiful. I'll wait patiently for your delivery and first impressions!!!

[Penthouse-D]

David, I think Vitus would be better served saying nothing about any new product before having an exact release date. It would avoid disappointment and frustration. I wonder if they secured a deal with the new U.S. distributor that's been rumored .

[joeinid]

Accuphase's insane USA pricing will prevent me from doing anymore than lusting for them.

Hey Joe, Those Accuphase amps are certainly beautiful. I'll wait patiently for your delivery and first impressions!!!

[Penthouse-D]

Joe, I totally agree. Maybe they should source a new distributor. If they could bring their pricing don 30%, They'd be a powerhouse brand...

[Randy Myers]

My dream amp will be whatever Joe decides to let go of ... seriously though, for me probably a new ARC....

[sharkmouth]

ARCthritus? Dream BIG!!

[Melbguy1]

David, I think Vitus would be better served saying nothing about any new product before having an exact release date. It would avoid disappointment and frustration.

Well because of feedback like this, that is exactly the position they're now taking.

[Narayan]

Vitus SM-103

[Duke97]

Gryphon Antileon EVO
Vandersteen M7-HPA

[Kuoppis]

Vitus SM-103

Definitely like these ones, otherwise some big Pass amp(s) might be tempting.


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[Ritmo]

So many good ones...but I would be very happy upgrading my Momentum S-250 to the M-400s.

[Kuoppis]

So many good ones...but I would be very happy upgrading my Momentum S-250 to the M-400s.

So having the itch to go from super to super-duper .


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[Ritmo]

So having the itch to go from super to super-duper .


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[laynesaddiction]

While I have not heard (obviously) the "whenever they come out" Dan D'Agostino super-amps (Helios? Helius? not sure of the name), if they compare to the Momentum M400s similarly to when and how the KAS models compared to the KSA models in the old days; my wife and I will have to turn to a life of crime to fund the purchase.

[MarinJim]

Air Tight 2001 mono's:

[matt_zak]

Gryphon...anything Gryphon lol. Maybe when I get back to states I'll atleast get an integrated by them.

[Dafos]

Air Tight 2001 mono's:

ive heard these and the stereo version. Best midrange of any high powered amp I've heard, tube or ss, so seductively liquid and natural. You can't go wrong with this unless you want your bass tight as a stretched archers bow. It DOES NOT Sound like any 6550/KT88/120/150 based amp I've heard. More like a high powered SET. The only amp that edged it out in the mids was the AIRTIGHT 3211 running 2 211 tubes in push pull configuration allowing it to deliver a claimed 120w. But the 2001's give up very little in midrange magic to the 3211 and can drive most speakers with it's claimed 180w, 330w for the mono blocs. I don't mean to demean offerings from ARC, CJ, VTL, and the other established tube big boys, they all offer excellent products, but again, I've never heard a high powered push pull amp deliver this type of midrange magic.

[Smp]

LAMM ML 3 Signature..............

[Mordante]

Joe, I totally agree. Maybe they should source a new distributor. If they could bring their pricing don 30%, They'd be a powerhouse brand...

Same goes for Magico in Europe. The S3mk2 costs €36K in Europe and $28k in the USA.

Amps, I don't think the most expensive is always the best. If I go super over the top outrageous expensive. Maybe the Zanden 9600mkII, Octave Jubilee mono, Halcro DM68 there are many more.

But to be honest I doubt I''l be ever able to afford an amp that is (much) better than my current integrated amp. Maybe if I win a couple million I'd buy it's bigger brother.

[RichardAusten]

Dream amps are the Audio Note UK Gaku-ons but Audio Note does have a new $800,000 pair of monoblocks that they custom designed and made for a wealthy (obviously) audiophile in Greece - and I've seen some prototypes of an amp likely above that. in their factory tour.

I would like to hear the Legend amps when they arrive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyEQOdBL7W0


My Personal "I can afford it level" will be the Audio Note UK Empress Silver or Silver Signature 2a3 at 7 watt. I will then look for, a review purposes, SS amplifier of reference quality to use for reviews for tougher to drive speakers - Accuphase is a possibility and all are stable to 1ohm. Not that that is necessary but it doesn't hurt.

[SCAudiophile]

Esoteric Grandioso M1 mono-blocks or Gryphon top-end monos for Solid State
RAVEN Audio SHAMAN Mono-blocks for tubes

[Mikado463]

Air Tight 2001 mono's:

while I suspect it sounds like a 'dream', it looks like a 'nightmare'. Personally , I couldn't put up with that thing taking up floor space in my house.

[a.wayne]

while I suspect it sounds like a 'dream', it looks like a 'nightmare'. Personally , I couldn't put up with that thing taking up floor space in my house.

Love it , real amps need space ......

[a.wayne]

Boulder 2150 , the Best amp ever ......

https://www.stereophile.com/content/...ower-amplifier

[Hounddog]

while I suspect it sounds like a 'dream', it looks like a 'nightmare'. Personally , I couldn't put up with that thing taking up floor space in my house.

Looks like an air conditioner ....???


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[Try1256]

Looks like an air conditioner ....???


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more like a heater...

[Hounddog]

I stretched for my dream amps, accuphase A-200 monoblocks, and will continue to live in that dream as long as possible. Lots of great stuff out there, but not currently dreaming about other amps.


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[Jozua]

Dream amps have one unexpected drawback...the better the amp the more urgent the need to have a top notch source.

If not, you in for pain and suffering when favorite source material suddenly sounds "disappointing..."

[DSkip]

[still-one]

Well if I am going to dream about the unobtainable I guess I will go BIG.

Boulder 3050's

[Mordante]

I'll stay modest compared to some: