Older PURE CLASS-A Amplifiers

Andy Rappaport amp one, along with the Levinson ML-2 (when owned by the man, not the marketing machine)are both teriffic amps. The Rappaport sounds smoother and more dynamic to me. As an interesting side light, it was rumored that Rappaport was put out of business because of the law suits from people burning themselves on the outside of the amp. Now that's what I call class A. Realize that these beasts are now 30-40 years old and that nothing really kills electronic components like heat.

Tpk- I had the 50 w Class A model. A very sweet Class A.

I am looking to drive Platinum Reference 1 monitors, similar to the Solos. They are very power hungy, so I guess I would need at minimum 50 watts. I liked the Monarchy cause it looks like they double down with each increasing ohms load.

I second Ramy here (Gryphon DM100), the only caveat would be the intensive wear that class-a design brings to output transistors, Is there any technical trad-off in that?

Regards,

Fernando

Why not go with a pair of Monarchy SE-100 Delux's. They are an improvement over the Sm70's and they fit in your budget. Also, they run cooler than the SM70's. There's a pair for sale here for $989. Why not make an offer.

Later,