Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2018 22:38:35 GMT
I have owned literally hundreds of amplifiers of all types. Some have been impressive, others less so. But there's one thing that I can't make a distinction about and that's what sounds best to me. Valves or solid state.
I love valves and think it's probably easier to get a 'nice' sound using them, but now and then I come across a transistor amp that really impresses. I have a liking for Class A solid state, but also use Class A valves and even the occasional Class D amp.
Recently, I used somebody else's Creek Destiny 2 solid state, Class A/B integrated amplifier and quite honestly, I was truly amazed at the quality of the sound. I'd heard that these were a bit special and it certainly is. It does everything right. I couldn't fault it. Power, neutrality, tight control, transparency and cleanness, they are all there. You could slot this amp into any system and be impressed (not sure it would run a pair of Apogee ribbons though
).
So, where do I stand on amp choices? To be honest, I don't know!!
I love valves and think it's probably easier to get a 'nice' sound using them, but now and then I come across a transistor amp that really impresses. I have a liking for Class A solid state, but also use Class A valves and even the occasional Class D amp.
Recently, I used somebody else's Creek Destiny 2 solid state, Class A/B integrated amplifier and quite honestly, I was truly amazed at the quality of the sound. I'd heard that these were a bit special and it certainly is. It does everything right. I couldn't fault it. Power, neutrality, tight control, transparency and cleanness, they are all there. You could slot this amp into any system and be impressed (not sure it would run a pair of Apogee ribbons though
).So, where do I stand on amp choices? To be honest, I don't know!!
