Amplifiers you use

[Adam_M]

...Not really. I don't try to match the amps to the speakers. To me, they either do their job or they don't, I want my amps to be invisible. The NCores are my preference because they do it the best on whatever is plugged into them. It doesn't hurt that they are the highest power amps I have either. ...And they run cold.

I tend to not listen to things on the PE APA, as I THINK (haven't measured) I hear more distortion on that amp than the others, whether I'm pushing it or not. That's the only amp that has a defined purpose - measuring/testing speakers

[Kornbread]

Let's make this interesting. For those with multiple amps, do your amps have 'flavors' and do you mate them with certain speakers/genre of music because of this?

[hitsware2]

https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/data-sheet/TDA1517.pdf

Or if I need more gain:

https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/data-sheet/TDA1519_CNV.pdf

[silverD]

For HT duties, Yamaha RX-A810. But for stereo, I'm always swapping stuff around. Music Hall A25.2, Fosgate Audionics 4100, 3e Audio TPA3255, ICEpower dual mono BTL 125asx2. Whatever is connected at the moment will be fed by either an SMSL SK10 DAC or one of several pi/DAC combos running Volumio.

[Adam_M]

I have 10 channels of Nord MP NC252 driving LX521's, as well as a Marantz SR6011, and a couple older Onkyo and Integra receivers around. I use a dayton APA for measurement. Subs have PE plate amps.

One of my quarantine projects is a set of LxMinis, and I've got 2 stereo NC252 amps coming in for a price that was truly about the same price built as I could have bought the case, and components for.

...Needless to say, I"m hooked on the nCores.

[Paul K.]

In my primary audio system I'm using a Wyred4Sound ST-500 MK II power amp (~250 wpc/8 ohms and double that into 4 ohms) driven by a Wyred4Sound STP-SE preamp. Several months ago I tried out a Parasound Halo A23+ power amp (160 wpc/8 and 240 wpc/4); it was very good but not any better than the ST-500.
Paul

[tom_s]

Carbon13 - Seems a few of us have that same problem! I really need start selling off my vintage audio gear - mostly silver Pioneer, bought when you could still get it pretty cheap. Now it's just taking up too much space in the man cave.

[Carbon13]

For my 2 channel mains (klipsch fortes) I alternate between a Fisher 500c tube amp and a solid state Yamaha cr2040. Mainly playing vinyl off an ARXA and TD124.

Surround sound is all Emotiva (umc200 and upa700) driving a 5.1 overnight sensation setup with swope sub.

My office is a marantz 2240 used as a pre into a marantz 140, driving a pair of classix iis.

Garage is a pioneer sx650 driving a pair of really underrated kenwood ls-890s.

Also have a kenwood kr-7600 squirreled away somewhere. Yes, I may have an audio problem....

[stephenmarklay]

I had an older Yamaha 5.1 receiver that I was using in my living room and never had any complaints about it.

[Geoff Millar]

Well, I'm a real troglodyte in this company: our main amp is a Yamaha RX-596 stereo receiver, over 20 years old and lacking modern features - but it sounds great and has 80w RMS /ch power. Build quality is excellent, with one curious exception: an input selector which sometimes has a mind of its own. It runs Curt Campbell's Slapshots and a sub.

The garage has a Dayton DTA120 mini amp running Paul Carmody's Classix II and Curt's Tritrix, plus there's a Yamaha RX-367 5.1 receiver awaiting a room.

So, nothing vintage or fancy but we're happy.

Geoff

[stephenmarklay]

I have rebuilt some older tube amps in the past and loved them. I hope to find time to do that again. I know of those Citation amps and yeah your collection looks pretty nice

[stephenmarklay]

I have looked at Rogue stuff in the past and would like to try one of them.

[stephenmarklay]

Those John Curl parasound amps are supposed to be great. I would love to find a good deal on the integrated amp they sell. I think I have a gain clone chip I never used. I also rebuilt a few St-70’s and I really enjoyed modding them.

[Psycoacoustics]

A modded B&K st140 with a Conrad Johnson PV10 pre.

Also a rebuilt Harmon Kardon Citation 16 and 17 pre.

Marantz 2252b that’s stock and a Marantz 2252 non b version that I just finished rebuilding.

i like Vintage! Have fun, Mark

[Dave Bullet]

A Cambridge Audio Azur 840w I got 2nd hand. Picked up another as well as the matching 840e pre-amp. Going to use this with a Marantz SR-6300 receiver for an active 3 way design