Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ?


Just wondering, with this audio merry-go-round of buying and selling, if anyone has an amp that will be a keeper for life. I haven't yet but came verrrry close once...
sonicbeauty
My Odyssey Audio Stratos Extreme+++ amp is the best solid state to ever grace my living room. This is definitely a keeper.

Bob
spectron musician 3 mk2... WOW! to my ears, it just does everything sooooo right.
Threshold SA3, 50 watts of pure class A bliss with just a couple of simple mods. But sold it in the 90's and still regreting it.
Have had many amps. ML, Plinus, ARC, VAC, Threshold, and a few others. Have found audio heaven with the Cary 211M ANV custom built to order by Cary with mundorf silver/oil caps, teflon tube sockets, silver cryo treated fuse holders all put together with Cardas silver/cooper solder. Unbeleiveably musical, one of its kind and a keeper.
I've had my absurdly heavy ARC VT-130SE for 15 years. If I tried lifting it off its stand to deliver it to a prospective buyer, that effort might just do me in. So this amp might qualify by default.

Marty