Currently using a Xiang Sheng DAC as a pre into Firebottle Monoblocks.
Nelson Pass inspired DCB1 preamp being constructed.
No desire to change the amplification any time soon. They sound great with anything i connect to them.
I do plan on building a first watt amp of some description in the near future.
I too need a bit of thinning down with amps
Pre Amps
Glasshouse TVC
P50sa
Quad 34
Quad 44
Power Amps
Bel Canto 845 Set 40 (37 watts of 845 SET valve loveliness ) Not your average Bel Canto, a handbuilt to order special.
Nick Gorham Set 300b Monoblocks
Quad 606
Quad 303
Andy
Analogue
401 / PU7 / AT33ev
Longdog Audio Quartz turntable PSU
Longdog Audio MCJ1 - Prototype Phonostage
Digital
Innuos Zen Mini Mk 3
Topping D50s
Caiman Seg & Dorado
Cambridge CXC
Amps
Tron Seven Linestage
Bel Canto Set 40 or Nick Gorham built 300B Set Monoblocks
Speakers
Tannoy GRF Memory.
Tannoy ST100.
Location: Surfside Beach usa
Posts: 132
I'm charles.
Yamaha Z9 - an AV amplifier that outperforms so many 2 channel amps. One off design by Yamaha which is unlike any before or after including the Z11. Extremely refined powerful and beautifully detailed sound. Absolutely no desire to 'upgrade'....
Puresound 2a3 integrated which I've only recently got, changed from a Marantz pearl lite.
In my AV system a Yamaha RXV1700.
Chris
We've gone on holiday by mistake !
Analogue
401 / PU7 / AT33ev
Longdog Audio Quartz turntable PSU
Longdog Audio MCJ1 - Prototype Phonostage
Digital
Innuos Zen Mini Mk 3
Topping D50s
Caiman Seg & Dorado
Cambridge CXC
Amps
Tron Seven Linestage
Bel Canto Set 40 or Nick Gorham built 300B Set Monoblocks
Speakers
Tannoy GRF Memory.
Tannoy ST100.
Location: South East Cornwall
Posts: 322
I'm Dominic.
I'm currently on a pre/power combo of Rotel RA-03 pre and a Lyngdorf SDA-2175 power. I bought the Lyngdorf as a change more than an actual desire, even though I wasn't all that impressed with the Lyngdorf integrated amp when I had one, so given that experience I am still baffled why I bought the power amp version, except maybe the bargain price I paid. Even dafter, I didn't have a good pre to partner it with and as a stopgap I bought a chinese 6J1 valve pre and truly surprised how good it sounded with it's stock PSU. A beefier power supply brought even better sound, but having only one input and no remote means it is there to play with once in a while.
But isn't it just typical that when you are potless, some beautiful kit runs through ebay selling for silly low money, but when you have the loot and on the hunt, there is nothing nice being listed at all, or the prices rocket upwards. Typical. In the end I bought the Rotel pre for no other reasons than it was matt silver to match the Lyngdorf and had the compulsory remote control which I must have. Holy crap this Rotel pre is much better than I had anticipated and pairs really well with the Lyngdorf, although the hifi snobs may look down on it because of the name. Feck 'em
CD player = Marantz CD6006
DAC/pre = Rotel RC 1572
Power amp = ADA PF201
Speaks = Quadral Chromium Style 6
I only have the 1 main system and that's powered by a Jungson JA-88(09) SE bought from this very forum. Lovely sounding bit of kit but it is bloody huge.
Technics SL1210 with
SME IV Arm & AT OC9XML,
Firebottle modded Tron Convergence Phono Stage,
Bluesound Node 2i, Technics SL DZ 1200 CD
Denon PMA1700ne amp
Yamaha NS1000M Speakers.