Personal Preamp Evolution.


Yamaha C-80, Yamaha C-2, Sumo Athena, Blue Circle BC3, Blue Circle BC3000, Hovland HP100 and Antique Sound Lab TwinHead.
128x128tabl10s
Fisher Integrated
Harman Kardon Integrated
Threshold FET 9
Audio Research SP14
Placette Linestage
Joule LA100 Mk3/OPS Mk3

Still have the Placette and Joule to enjoy
Bryston BP .4
CJ PF2L
Morrison ELAD
Plinius CD LAD
BAT VK5i
N.E.W
Jolida Envoy
BAT VK5i
Forgot one:

HH Scott integrated (~1965)
Kenwood integrated (~1976)
Sherwood receiver (~1981)
NAD 1020B
B&K xxx5
Audio Research sp9mkii
Sonic Frontiers SFL1-SE
Air Tight ATM1 (amp w/attenuators)
BAT VK5i
Spectral DMC20mk2
Cary SLP2002
CAT SL1mkiii
Joule Electra LA150
Joule Electra LA100mkiii
Atma-Sphere MP-3
Herron VTSP1-166a
Dodd Battery Powered

This still makes me feel old! Cheers,
Spencer
1) +/- 1983 a Kenwood Receiver>

2) 1985 Hafler DH 101>

3) 1986 picked up a second Hafler DH 101>

4) In 1990, sold everything to finance a move >

5) Went without any "real" audio between 1991 and 1993>

6) 1994 picked up a Luxman Mosfet Receiver>

7) 1998 got a B&K ST - "Crap" >

8) ASAP in '98, I got rid of the B&K and picked out a Bryston 3B-ST>

9) Beginning in 2000, and over the next year or so, I toyed with a Sim Audio I-5 and Bel Canto Evo but ended up living with my back-up Luxman when I had to move once again >

9.1) 2001 - I started reviewing for www.positive-feedback.om, so there were many many amps going through my house, so from this point forward the listed amps are only those I purchased and owned for at least (12)months, except the Nuforce which were upgrades until the SE V2 unit, which I purchased a whole new chassis....>

10) 2003 - Antique Sound Labs (?) >

11) 2004 - Edge G-3>

12) 2000 & 2006 - reviewing several amps, some stayed months, some weeks...then...>

13) 2006 came the Nuforce 8.0>

13) 2006.5 Nuforce 9.0>

14) 2007 Nuforce 9.0 SE>

15) 2007.5 Nuforce 9.0 SE V2.....

So, with the SE V2, I really began to settled down. I was a bit antsey with the "SE" only version, but with the V2, Nuforce really hit out of the park for me...

Span of time: 25 years! Yikes.

John