Top 5 amplifiers for under $100K
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I’ll get the ball rolling. In alphabetical order:
1. Constellation Centaur II Monos
2. MSB M204
3. Nagra HD
4. Pass Labs XS-300
5. Soulution 711 Stereo
Honorable Mention: Vandersteen M7-HPA
(A specialty amplifier for Vandersteen 7 speakers)
1. Constellation Centaur II Monos
2. MSB M204
3. Nagra HD
4. Pass Labs XS-300
5. Soulution 711 Stereo
Honorable Mention: Vandersteen M7-HPA
(A specialty amplifier for Vandersteen 7 speakers)
1. VAC 450s IQ
2. Gryphon Colosseum
3. Constellation Centaur II Monos
4. Luxman M900u Monos
5. Viva Aurora Monos
...man, there’s too many to mention: Pass XS300, ARC REF 750’s, D’Ag 250/400. Any of these could be in the list above.
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2. Gryphon Colosseum
3. Constellation Centaur II Monos
4. Luxman M900u Monos
5. Viva Aurora Monos
...man, there’s too many to mention: Pass XS300, ARC REF 750’s, D’Ag 250/400. Any of these could be in the list above.
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You’re right, sorry. Guess I meant to say Taurus [emoji3].
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Hercules II Stereo is $95k, so you just snuck in! LOL. Yes, Taurus is awesome.
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Yes, but I meant to take it a notch down a level.
=> moving from family starvation to occasional hunger level.
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laynesaddiction
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In alphabetical order:
1. Boulder 2150 Monos
2. Constellation Centaur II Monos
1. Boulder 2150 Monos
2. Constellation Centaur II Monos
3. Dan D'Agostino M400 Momentum Monos
4. darTZeel NHB-108 Dual Mono (Have not heard the Model 2s yet)
5. Jeff Rowland 925 Monos
4. darTZeel NHB-108 Dual Mono (Have not heard the Model 2s yet)
5. Jeff Rowland 925 Monos
Randy Myers
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Ken, $100k... really... how many people can have actually had the chance to listen to a $100k amp let alone five... (not counting shows which are not easy to really listen)... but how many people can actually truly afford a $100k amp
.... How about your favorite amps for under $10k ....:wave:
You think this is WBF?
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Ken, $100k... really... how many people can have actually had the chance to listen to a $100k amp let alone five... (not counting shows which are not easy to really listen)... but how many people can actually truly afford a $100k amp
How about your favorite amps for under $10k ....:wave:
Start a thread, buddy!
Ken
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Randy Myers
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Start a thread, buddy!
Ken
A lot more fun to hijack yours :roflmao:
asindc
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No 160M? I am disappointed with how much you loved them whentheyfirstcameout
You are disappointed that Mike loved them?
Bobvin
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Definitely some rarefied air, amps at those lofty prices. While I'd love to hear them in a good system/room, I'd have to win the lottery to afford them. Thankfully, there are many options less expensive that deliver enough to satisfy my listening tastes.
Ken, why the $100K limit, I have to imagine above that there aren't too many more options?
Ken, why the $100K limit, I have to imagine above that there aren't too many more options?
Randy Myers
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You are disappointed that Mike loved them?
Hehe... no... disappointed that he did not include them in his list, especially with how much he loved them when they first came out
KeithR
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Interesting question - but I'd go a different way from many here and avoid anything with a zillion transistors and tubes. Most of the amplifiers listed are simply to drive inefficient speakers vs actually being "better"