What are your favorite vintage SS amps?

[the real Duke Spinner]

I was partial to Kenwood in the late 1970s

[Deang]

Anything by Luxman.

 

G.A.S. Ampzilla and Thalia preamp driving stacked DQ-10's is a sound you'll never forget.

[noviygera]

Having used Crown d45 and d75 I can confidently say that Bryston 2B LP beats them hands down in SQ. I can vouch for 2B. For $500 you can get one.

also beats the mc2 t1500 just slightly.

 

Edited August 27, 2022 by noviygera

[the real Duke Spinner]

Elaborate in the Bryston, please

[noviygera]

What to say?

To me and my friend it sounds significantly better than Crown d45/75 and a bit better than the MC2. More spacious, soundstage depth, width. Better instrument timbre and much better separation of details. More nuanced. 

I wish it was not $500 because I'd be a lot happier if it was $150, like the Crowns! But that's what it is. 

For the $150 the Crowns are decent though, better than nothin'.

[RealMarkDeneen]

Not sure if it quite qualifies as vintage yet....

 

But, I am quite happy with the sound of the Carver TFM-35X. A couple things about it. It sounds a lot like a 1965 tube amp would sound if the tube amp had 300Watts. Second, it has a reasonable price that reflects a well made, nicely functioning amp. There's no "super premium $$$" added for a titanium 1" face plate, or unobtanium used for special wire inside. Bob don't need no nonsense, he let's his genius out in the circuits of very rational products. I like that aspect of it.