How many amps have you owned ?

[Rare Bird]

Her's mine a real mixed bag, went through an high end phase (worse period for me), done some kits..went through an old & new valve amp phase (another bad period).. probably some more but i can't think. Some of the below i really wish i hadnt been an idiot & kept.Bought very little if any modern amps. I think the Arcam was the only recent-ish new amp i bought.Not bothered listing the jap amps as i can't remember half the models :lolsign:

A&R Cambridge A60,SA60,SA200,C200
Arcam A75+, pair of P75+
Armstrong 421, 521, 621
Leak Stereo 30, Stereo 30+, Stereo 70, Stereo 20, Pair TL12+
Quad pair II, 33,303,2 x pair 50e, 405, 405II, 306, 520
Concordant Excelsior pre (Borrowed)
Townshend '600C'
Musical Fidelity 'Dr Thomas(version that matched the pre), The Pre Amp, A1, A100, B200, B1
Quantum Electronics 102/402, 202, 207DA, Pair 205
John Linsley Hood amp kits (Can't remember the model, i did a phonostage at the same time)
Meridian 101B, pair of 105's, MCA component amp (Full set of modules if i remember)
Sugden A21, A25, C51, P51, C28, P28
Ferrograph F208 (20+20), F307
Radford SC22, STA25-III
Sondex S230, also a pre but can't remember the model.
Inca Tech 'Claymore'
Inca Design ID25
Onix OA21S, OA24, OA601
Cambridge Audio P60, P55
Magnum IA120
Nytech CPA602, CA252
Alchemist 'Kraken'
Albarry AP4, pair M408
ARC SP9
Aragon 4004
Krell KSA100
Dynaco ST70
Hafler DH110, DH220
Naim NAIT 2, 32.5/HICAP/250
Tresham Pre/Power/PSU cant remember the models!
Mission 776/777 778 CYRUS 1
Ion Systems 'Obelisk 3', 3X/XPAK1
Stemfroot 'SF60' with matching phonostage (real nice)
QED A240CD
Tandberg 3012, Boatloads of recievers!
Crimson Elektrik 510, 520, 610, 620, some kit pre/power but can't remember the models
Audio Innovations 500
Rogers A75 II, Ravensbrook, Ravensbourne, Cadet II pre/power & III, HG88 III,
Pink Triangle PIP II
Lentek amp
Audiolab 8000A, 8000P
Rose RV23S
Sonab 4000
Sumo Athena, Polaris
Linx 'Vega' pre/power 'Nebula'
Creek 4140
Myst 'Tma3'
Anderson 'KT88' power amp

:sofa:

[Haselsh1]

Twelve in total since 1978. The best is by far the Croft pre/power I own now and the worst was an Inca Tech Claymore.

[Macca]

I used to buy and sell years ago so have been through a few dozen mostly late seventies/early eighties Jap stuff, as Andre says you can never remember the model numbers on those things.

Of the ones that stand out in memory:

A&R A60
Cambridge P50, P70 (a mate now has the P70, still sounds great)
Nad 3020i
Denon PMA250 Mk1 UKSE (wonderful amp) and Mk2 (not so hot)
Creek 4040
Leak TL10 (one only, used with passive pre into a Lowther PM7 in Acousta cab (interesting, but not for rock n roll)
Rotel RA1060
Linn LK1, LK100
Croft Micro basic pre
Williams Audio dual mono power amp

[keiths]

Only the following over 34 years

Amstrad EX220
Rotel RA820BX
Naim NAIT 2 ("Chrome bumper")
Arcam Delta 90 + Delta90P
Arcam A85 (+ P85 for a while)

I suspect there have been lunchtimes where Andre has changed more times :ner:

[Jonboy]

Trio can't remember the model,
Rotel rx 300 reciever
Rotel 930 ax
Arcam 75+
Quad 11
Leak stereo 20
Leak tl 10's
Audio Silver knights 300b

All gone now,

Still here

Quad 33/303
Quad 405 hydrid
Beard P 100 kt88
Lumley st 70 6550
Lafayette El 84
Mullard 10 10 australian ecl 86 intergrated
Mullard 10 10 ecl 86 plus matching pre
Rogers cadet 11 ecl 86
Heathkit S99 ecl 86 awaiting restoration
Ming Da 845 SETs
Audio Note Zero's ecl 82
Audio Note M1 pre
Ming Da Mc7R pre
Home made passive pre
Leak Stereo point 1 pre


I take it we're counting pre's as well

Yamaha , Onkyo and a sony AV amps all in use

Thats all i can think of at the moment

[Rare Bird]

I suspect there have been lunchtimes where Andre has changed more times :ner:

You lost me Keith i'm in thick mode at the mo??

[Reid Malenfant]

Wow, now you are asking :eyebrows: I probably can't remember them all & even the ones i still have :doh:

No idea :scratch:
JVC receiver
Yamaha CA-510?
Technics SUV-550
No idea :scratch:
Yamaha M50

Still here

Classe DR5
Meridian 205 monos
Musical Fidelity P-150 x 2
Harman Kardon Citation 16
Quad 405 modified x 2
B&K ST2020
Audio Research MP1
Harman Kardon AVR-5500
Quad 33/303
Onkyo (no idea)
Parasound HCA1206
Pioneer (massive receiver)
Cambridge Audio pre amp (can't remember the model)
Carver M-1.5T
Mackie M3000
JVC (no idea)
JVC A-X2
Realistic (no idea - in the shed)
Aiwa C22/P22

I know there are more :doh:

Yes you prat, there are :rolleyes:

Krell KSA250

[Macca]

Hi Andre

What were the Sumo Athena and Polaris like? Do you remember? You can pick them up pretty cheaply s/h, I've noticed.

[John]

Its good reading threads like this makes me think I am not as compulsive as I sometimes think;)

[Marco]

Wow, now you are asking :eyebrows: I probably can't remember them all & even the ones i still have :doh:

No idea :scratch:
JVC receiver
Yamaha CA-510?
Technics SUV-550
No idea :scratch:

Still here

Classe DR5
Meridian 205 monos
Musical Fidelity P-150 x 2
Harman Kardon Citation 16
Quad 405 modified x 2
B&K ST2020
Audio Research MP1
Harman Kardon AVR-5500
Quad 33/303
Onkyo (no idea)
Parasound HCA1206
Pioneer (massive receiver)
Cambridge Audio pre amp (can't remember the model)
Carver M-1.5T
Mackie M3000
JVC (no idea)
JVC A-X2
Realistic (no idea - in the shed)
Aiwa C22/P22

I know there are more :doh:

Yes you prat, there are :rolleyes:

Krell KSA250

No valve amps, dude? ;)

You should try some of the good ones sometime, just for a wee change :)

Marco.

[Reid Malenfant]

No, not a valve in sight ;) Perhaps one day i may well give them a go, the problem is i tend to build my own speakers Marco & they are often active & this doesn't lend itself too easily to valve amps unless there were a few or i toss a coin to see if the mids or tweeters get the valves :scratch:

If i understood how they worked i might be tempted to build my own as i have done in the past & will do in the future with solid state amps :)

[Alex_UK]

6 - still have 5 of them.

[Macca]

Nearly bought one blind a few years back (Athena) - glad I didn't I don't like 'warm' amps either:)

[technobear]

1976 - ILP DIY job (underpowered - destroyed a few tweeters)

1978 - Crimson Elektrik DIY job (very good)

1982 - Technics SUV505 (crap)

1985 - Crimson Elektrik DIY job resurrected

1989 - Marantz PM80 (class A - nice)

1997 - Denon PMA250SE (good)

2000 - Arcam Alpha 8R and 8P (good)

2004 - ATC SIA2-150 (very good)

2008 - Croft Syntegra (bloody amazing)

Still got the Croft. Don't expect that to change any time soon.

[chris@panteg]

Andre

What did you think of the Concordant excelsior pre ?

I had one for many years , very good ,and even better after some mods but perhaps it had too much gain .

[The Grand Wazoo]

The Polaris was an early one about 100W Mosfet..A bit Smothe sounding for my tastes..Yeh they do go cheap, look the biz tho

Edit: Smoothe sounding rather than Warm

The Sumo Nine was the one to go for

[Welder]

Oh dear, don’t like to think about this. This is what I remember atm.
Affordable Valve Co amp (second hand in bits)
Crimson CS630 C X 2 (second hand)
Exposure XXV (bought new)
Exposure XX (second hand)
Exposure Super 15 (new)
Exposure Dual Reg 4 (second hand)
Exposure 13 RIAA & 17 (second hand)
(yep I like Exposure kit)
Leak Stereo 20 (gift)
Marantz (can’t remember the number but it was huge! Second hand))
Macintosh MC240 (swapped for a pair of speakers I built)
Munrio Asty (second hand)
NAD 3020 (new bought for pre amp stage)
Naim Nait 5 (second hand)
Norton Rhode amp project
Quantum 102 Pre 207DA X 3 (new)
Rogers Amp (can’t remember the model)
Rotel RA1210 (second hand)
Sugden A21 (in a loft somewhere I hope. Was my uncles)
Trio A 3X (bought it for the switches)
Quad 22 and 202 combo (second hand from my ex’s old man, blew up big time)
WAD 83 HP (kit new)
A couple of Valve and solid state based power amps that were originally in Electronics Today (I think) as a project.

[Jac Hawk]

I've not had many amps to be honest so here goes

Leak Stereo 30 (my 1st amp given to me by my dad)

Technics SU-V4 (built like a tank sounded great and heated the house at the same time)

Mission Cyrus1 & 2 (i liked the cyrus 1 so much i bought it's big bro)

Technics SU-CH700 (part of a mini system)

Kenwood KRF-V5010 (horrible cheap plastic crap)

Harmon Kardon AVR65 (nice sounding A/V reciever but a bit plasticy)

Marantz SR5400 (an awsome sound from an A/V amp built like a tank too)

Cambridge Audio A1 (nice little amp pleasing to the ear but a bit light on power)

Pioneer A400 (a really nice amp which sounds awsome since it's recap)

[UV101]

My first amp was a Sony integrated thing with a horizontal slider for a volume control. I hooked out a pre-amp feed to allow me to use it with my 1st proper amp

Quad 405
Meridian 101b
Velleman K8020 Valve preamp (really nice kit, much better with some better valves)
Meridian 201
Quad II (std)
Quad II Chrome
Restek Fantasy

Not many know the Restek but I love it!!!!

[Techno Commander]

Been a few, but not as many of some of you chaps have got through.

Pioneer SA 720
Technics SU V7
Audiolab 8000C
ILP 100WPC power amp (DIY)
Maplin 150WPC mosfet power amp (DIY)
Quad II
Nad 208
Matrix 2UA1500
Audio Note Preamp (DIY)
Not sure whats going to be next

[Rare Bird]

Well Andy there seems to be only one idiot on here thats me :lolsign:

[Batty]

Hmmm, not many at all.

2.5 watt RMS receiver built during my apprenticeship.
Amstrad something or other.
Pioneer SA720 (I think)
Mission Cyrus 2 and PSX
Copland CSA-14 which I still use
Rotel RA-04
Topping TP20 mk2 (2020 tripath) hooked up to the PC.
A home built 2024 tripath sat on the shelf.
A kit called 'The Brick' hooked up to my son's laptop.

All this since 1974.

[chris@panteg]

My amp history

1982 A phillips integrated , very ordinary .

1984 NAD 3020A , classic smooth sounding amp ,

1986 Mission Cyrus 2 , bright and detailed but a bit dry !

1989 Cyrus 2 + PSX psu

1990 Concordant Excelsior valve pre, very open and transparent with perhaps a rose tinted view of things , used this with a Hafler 2000 power amp (borrowed) for a few months , then bought a pair of Quad 2's modified by Doug Dunlop ! rebadged as Concordant Exultant Quad 2's , nice and sweet sounding but a bit lightweight ,lacking balls.

1994 Concordant Excelsior with Concordant Exemplar 100w SS amp built by les Wolstenholm , very fine combo .

1997 Concordant Excelsior upgraded and modified with Audio innovations 2nd audio mono 2A3 amps

1999 2nd Audio's fitted with Border patrol psu's , powerful ballsy sounding triode's .

2005 Musical Fidelity X80 , bit of a downgrade but a nice little amp .

2008 Cambridge Audio 340A , a good budget amp

2009 Cambridge Audio 740A , lovely amp and will be in use for the next couple of years .

[Beobloke]

I've had a few (surprise, surprise...) but the ones that have seen regular use in my main system are -

Eagle International TSA-151
Rogers Ravensbourne
Armstrong 521
Armstrong 621
Leak Stereo 30
Leak Stereo 70
Cape Electrophonics VL-1 (massive valve monoblocks my university were selling for £20. Sounded lovely but the hum drove me insane)
Ferrograph F307
Yamaha A-09
JVC-AXsomething (big, powerful!)
Arcam Alpha 7
Quantum Electronics IA100
Quantum Electronics IA150
Quantum Electronics 102/204
Quantum Electronics 102/207
Quantum Electronics 102/2 x 207 bi-amped
Naim Supernait.

At the moment I also have tucked away-
Pioneer SA-9800
Another Quantum IA100
B&O Beomaster 5000
B&O Beomaster 8000 (lovely!)
Sondex S-230 (still haven't listened to it yet - sorry Marco!)

I really need to clear some stuff out...........:doh:

[MartinT]

Linsley-Hood 75
Croft SIP preamp + Series 4S power amp
Pass Labs X2 pre + Chord SPM-1200C power
Pass Labs X1 pre

Now:
Pass Labs XP-20 pre + Chord SPM-1200E power

[Rare Bird]

Sondex S-230 (still haven't listened to it yet - sorry Marco!)



:(

[Welder]

Ref Adams post above.

Good grief, I thought I was the only surviving nut to hang onto my Quantum kit over all these years :lol:
I can’t put my finger/ear on exactly what it is they have but they’ve seen off every other amp bar my current modded Exposure I’ve owned and a great many I’ve borrowed and listened to in my system.

I’m finally “adjusting” a 102/207DA combo atm which have been a bit neglected and now need some attention.
I would love to improve the S/N ratio on the line in on the 102 but I’m not sure the best way to go about it yet.

[Beobloke]

I couldn't agree more -I'm a big fan of the Quantums as, when they're not popping, banging, humming or blowing fuses, they sound fabulous, and the 102 has a superb phono stage.

The trouble was, my 207 spluttered to a halt about a week after the 102 decided to start picking up LW radio on its phono input! I borrowed the Supernait from the HFW office over the Christmas period that immediately followed this so that I would have music and loved it so much that I ended up buying one.

Despite repairing the 102/207 and being surprised at how closely it ran the Naim, I'm afraid the lure of reliability and more than 3 inputs won the day, so they were sold on.

I'd still like to hear a pair of 205 monoblocks though.....;)

[quickie]

Mission Cyrus 1 (original plastic case)
Naim 42.5/90
NVA P50/A40 (Original bolt up cases)
NVA AP20
NVA AP30
NVA AP50
Mission Cyrus 2 (later metal case)
MYST TMA3
Onix OA20
Onix OA21
Onix OA22
Cambridge Audio A3i
NVA P50/A80 monoblocks
Ion Systems Obelisk 3X/XPAK1
Ion Systems Obelisk 3
Ion Systems Obelisk 2
Ion Systems Obelisk 1
Ion Systems Nexus SP1 Pre/TX750 P/S/MA40 Monos *
White Noise Audio pre/power
Magnum Pre/power (MP250 power I think)
Naim 62/140
Naim 72/Super Reg Snaps/NAP110
Naim Nap250
Avondale Audio Grad 1/APX4
Inca Designs ID1P Preamp *
Inca Designs ID25 *
Inca Designs ID75
Proto ID Amp *
TOCA 20W power amp x 2 *
Proto 15W A class based on the TOCA *
Inca Tech Dirk
Inca Tech Claymore (black)
Inca tech Claymore (white) *
Incatech IT50 Power amp

Stuff marked * I still have.Really need a clear out :)

Paul.

[MartinT]

Did you have trouble deciding on an amp, Paul? ;)

[quickie]

Just a tad mate :) .........there probably more as well which I have missed out
:lol:

[Rare Bird]

Inca Designs ID1P Preamp *
Inca Designs ID25 *

Stuff marked * I still have.Really need a clear out :)


Yum Yum how much paul ££?

[Alex_UK]

Yum Yum how much paul ££?

:lol:

Says the man who recently posted that he wasn't buying any more gear... ;)

[Effem]

Good job that Jerry hasn't posted his complete list, as the servers would go into meltdown :lol:

Heck, I need to spend a while compiling my list over the years. My very first amp was a Rotel RA310 back in the 70's, then I moved on to a Pioneer SX636 receiver, a Sansui AU101, followed by an err, um, dunno, so that's the blank area I need to fill in.

Of recent times I have had a Musical Fidelity Trivista 300, an Aaaron Millenium 3, Rotel Michi, AVI, more MF in the shape of an F22 and an A308. A couple of Hafler and some Tresham Audio.

But the one item that sticks in my memory which I have never owned only loaned for a week or two is a Rappaport Pre3 and would love to get my hands on one :eyebrows:

[Reid Malenfant]

But the one item that sticks in my memory which I have never owned only loaned for a week or two is a Rappaport Pre3 and would love to get my hands on one :eyebrows:
The 80W matching class A power amp was also very nice from the reports i had from those that were using it :eyebrows: Bit of a big beast though, i think i remember actually seeing it & it made Passlabs stuff look small :eek:

However we have gone over this before ;) Something tells me that very few got imported so i wish you the best of luck in finding any Rappaport gear.

[Rare Bird]

:lol:

Says the man who recently posted that he wasn't buying any more gear... ;)

I was in a bad mood :lol:

[Analog Addict]

1st amp was a Sinclair project.
Unknown receiver
Sansui 210
Akai Receiver
A&R Cambridge A60 AP*
Arcam Delta 60*
Musical Fidelity A3.2*
Rega Maia & Cursa*
Marantz PM 7200*
Sinn EL34 Valve Integrated*
Heart 300b monoblocks*
Leak Stereo 20*
Quad 405 x 3*
Quad 405 clone*
Adcom GA1*
Arcam Alpha1*
Marantz PM43*
A&R Cambridge A60 x2*
Kenwood Receiver*
Rotel Receiver*
Pioneer SX 450*
Naim 32/90*
Disco power amps various.

All the ones with an asterisk I've still got, most tucked away from the mooses's prying eyes!

[MartinT]

The most awesome amps I heard in my youth were a pair of incredibly rare Dynavector valve monoblocks in hammer blue finish. I even borrowed them for a while, ran them in my system. How I wish I could get my hands on them again.

[quickie]

Yum Yum how much paul ££?

Still using the ID1P with the TOCA power amps.

The ID25 needs a service and will probably get a bigger dual mono power supply built at the same time :) Will give you a shout when its done but it could be a while.

Paul.

[Alex_UK]

I was in a bad mood :lol:

:D

Glad to hear it! (Not that you were in a bad mood, but that you haven't suddenly gone sensible on us! :))

[Rare Bird]

The ID25 needs a service and will probably get a bigger dual mono power supply built at the same time :) Will give you a shout when its done but it could be a while.


No No..Don't do that needs to be all original how much paul ££? :eyebrows:


:D

Glad to hear it! (Not that you were in a bad mood, but that you haven't suddenly gone sensible on us! :))

:lolsign:

[Barry]

To stick strictly to the wording of the thread, that is to say 'owned' (in the past tense), then the answer is 3:

Mullard 5-10 valve monoblocks (10w/channel), fed by a Sugden C51 preamp

Quad II monoblocks (15w/channel), fed by a Quad 22 preamp

Home built Sugden A21 power amp (12.5w/ channel), later upgraded to A51 (25w/channel) fed by a Sugden C51 preamp. Still possess a sample of the C51.

I still possess the following power amplifiers:

Quad 50E 50w monoblocks (3 off)
Quad 303 (45w/channel)
Quad 405-1 (limited to 50w/channel)
Quad 405-2 (limited to 50w/channel)

and will soon be acquiring a Quad 520f.

I have the following preamps:

Hafler DH101
Sugden C51 (needs a separate power supply)
Quad 33
Quad 44
Mark levinson ML10A
Mark Levinson ML25 phono stage
Mark Levinson ML26

and in use at the moment:

Mark Levinson ML28.

[Yiangos]

Not to mention my first system at the age of 11 (AKAI something lol) or the 3-4 surround sound amps i've owned,for the past 30-32 years (i'll spare you the calculation i'm 52 rotfl) i've owned 4 pre-power amps and still have them.
1) Sansui Au-9090
2) Accuphase C-200 / P-300
3) Musical Fidelity MVT 3 / A-370 ii
5) Jeff Rowland Synergy ii / Model 8ti

[quickie]

No No..Don't do that needs to be all original how much paul ££? :eyebrows:



:lolsign:

Sent you a PM

[indie roehre]

hi, you make me thinking about how I started. hmmm. :scratch:yes, I know it. with these ones.

a in the 70`s built "Rosita" with a record player and a tape hardly connected to the amp, sorry.
http://i1120.photobucket.com/albums/l481/indieroehre/anl_rosita_s_auf.jpg

and then at age of 15 went over to Telefunken RA100
http://i1120.photobucket.com/albums/l481/indieroehre/467_ra100_1_full_1.jpg


and with first self-earned money came ASR Emitter I followed by tube amps until today.

Greetings

Knut

[Zoidburg]

Iv not had too many in my 15 or so years of bein into music and hi fi but here's my list


70's era Sony receiver massive chrome thing
Marantz pm 44 se budget super amp (first real proper amp loved it)
Pioneer home cinema receiver not sure of model
Pioneer ax3i home cinema amp had it for ages but didn't realize home average it actually done music rather than movies.
Roksan kandy l111 love this so far only had it 7 months
Quad 34 and 306 pre power found at a local tip! perfect working order and sounded great to me though not quite as detailed as the roksan. I
Might have kept it if it had had a
Remote control but still I made a nice profit from it.

[Barry]

I've not had too many in my 15 or so years of being into music and hi fi but here's my list


70's era Sony receiver massive chrome thing
Marantz pm 44 se budget super amp (first real proper amp loved it)
Pioneer home cinema receiver not sure of model
Pioneer ax3i home cinema amp had it for ages but didn't realize home average it actually done music rather than movies.
Roksan kandy l111 love this so far only had it 7 months
Quad 34 and 306 pre power found at a local tip! perfect working order and sounded great to me though not quite as detailed as the roksan. I
Might have kept it if it had a Remote control but still I made a nice profit from it.

Goodness! :eek: What is it with some people? Why didn't they take it to Cash Converters?

Glad to hear you were able to make some use of it, and save it from an ignominious fate. :)

Regards

[Zoidburg]

Goodness! :eek: What is it with some people? Why didn't they take it to Cash Converters?

Glad to hear you were able to make some use of it, and save it from an ignominious fate. :)

Regards

Yes I had a brief but very enjoyable spell with it and it then went on to a very nice new home where I'm sure it's being treated well.

Your right though Tis funny what some people term "junk".

[Pete The Cat]

7 since 1978. Still have 5. Hate to part with old friends...

Pete

[biggzy]

So far i have owned:

Pioneer A-109 (not 100% sure this is correct model).
Technics SA-EX120
Technics SU-A900mk2
Technics SU-A909
Sony STR-DB790
Sony STR-DE497
Technics SU-A700mk3

And the amps i have now are:

Sony STR-DH810
Teac A-H300

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/820/93951479.jpg (http://img46.imageshack.us/i/93951479.jpg/)

Adam.

[tommy6206]

not enough

[chris@panteg]

So far i have owned:

Pioneer A-109 (not 100% sure this is correct model).
Technics SA-EX120
Technics SU-A900mk2
Technics SU-A909
Sony STR-DB790
Sony STR-DE497
Technics SU-A700mk3

And the amps i have now are:

Sony STR-DH810
Teac A-H300

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/820/93951479.jpg (http://img46.imageshack.us/i/93951479.jpg/)

Adam.

Hi Adam

What did you reckon to the Techie SU A909 pre/power , was always curious ?

[biggzy]

Hi Adam

What did you reckon to the Techie SU A909 pre/power , was always curious ?

Hi Chris, it was a nice combo but i always thought the integrated SU-A900mk2 sounded a touch better, and it was also better built than the pre/power combo, also keep in mind these both retailed for £400 (thats what i paid back in the day at my local Technics dealer), so maybe some cuts was made to the internals on the pre/power amps to keep costs down, both great amps in there own right, also the A909 was newer (end of the 90's?) whereas the 900mk2 was 95 i think, shame i don't still own them.

Adam.

[Rare Bird]

Not that i'd now be seen dead with a Technics item i feel the best of the bunch were the 9000's series from the 70's.

[tannoy man]

Rotel RA 312
JVC JAS 11g
NAD 3020
NAD 3020 as pre and Sugden P51 power
NAD 3020 and two Sugden P51,S
Elite Townsend 600c pre and two Sugden P51,s
A&R A60
Audiolab 8000a
Quad 77 integrated
Quad 33, 303
Quad valve monoblocks and Pre
Leak ST 20 and Pre
Radford STA 25 series 3 and Croft Micro Basic (the croft was special build to suit a leak st20 but works like a dream with the radford) NOS Siemens EL 34, both with solid silver mains cables

[Tim]

This is a tricky one......

Trio - (something big and silver I'm pretty sure it was a KA-3500)
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/greatgig/trio.jpg
Cyrus 1
Yamaha DSP-E800 I think, that provided surround sound, driving centre and rears whilst hooked up to the Cyrus's
Cyrus 2
Something nasty and American that belonged to my landlord when I lived in the Cayman Islands.
Cambridge Audio A1*
Musical Fidelity A3*

Pretty lame :( but I'm quite happy with what I have right now. However, joining in here tells me things are about to change!

* still have these, but I have never used the A1 really and it's in the box. It was going to live in a garage for music whilst pottering! But I don't have a garage anymore..........

[Filterlab]

Ummm, these are the few I can remember, there's probably more along the way but I'm buggered if I can recall. What I do know is that I seem to have stopped at modified Audiolabs - for now anyway. When I move house and have a decent listening room, I will be purchasing one of Anthony's copper specials. Nothing has blown me away like one of those puppies. Just need to set £6k-ish aside. ;)

Pioneer something-or-other
Sony TA-F240
Creek 4140 S2
Marantz SRD-9600
Cyrus One
Kenwood 3040 (I think?) for rear channel stuff
Another Kenwood that I can't remember
Audiolab 8000A
Audiolab 8000Q
Audiolab 8000P x2 - subsequently modified, and then sold
another Audiolab 8000A - modified (current)

[nat8808]

So, André... Lot's of interesting gear there and tantalising statement at the beginning about your experiences.

Which of the list are good and which bad? Fancy copy and pasting your original post into good, average and bad sections?

[Welder]

“I will be purchasing one of Anthony's copper specials. Nothing has blown me away like one of those puppies. Just need to set £6k-ish aside. ”

No wonder everyone went all coy when I asked how much :eek::lolsign:

[ONIX Addict]

Not so much, indeed...

First one was a LUXMANN, I even can't remember the model... bought in 1989 and sold in ... 2000 or 2001 when I bought my first ONIX (OA24+2 OA401)... Still have them at home...

In the last 18 month: I've bought

1 OA20 (playing in my doughter's living room)
1 OA21s (playing in my office)
2 OA24(1 sold) & 2 OA601

The guy is a bit mono-maniac, but this you already know!!! :mental:

So, if I count well: 7 (I don't take the pre in count)...

7: Pure and Perfect!?! Isn't it? :eyebrows:

O.A. ;)