Clovis, I have a bunch of amps, most solid state, one tubie. I have a different system in every room without a bathtub. All these amps sound great. However, after listening to them over a long period of time I favor some over others.
My favorite is the Antique Sound Labs MG S1 15DT 5 wpc SET tube amp. (Thank you Tosh for sending the replacement output terminals) I've used it with M3s, M2s, M22s, Michaura M55s (modded), Michaura M66s (modded) M50tis and Dahlquist DQM 905s. The competition: Yamaha M80, Kenwood KA9100, Harman Kardon PM 665.
Magic with the M3s, also with the Axiom-like Michaura M55s, and M66s.
The M3s are very easy to drive. Interestingly, the M22s are not.
The 5wpc SET tube amp just cannot get the M22s to open up. On the other hand, although all the above solid state amps sound great with the M22s, I like the Harman Kardon best.
Does that mean that an A/B test would tell the difference between the solid state amps? No. However, living with them for a while will.
Last edited by 2x6spds; 11/25/10 05:08 AM.
