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RE: N core

For many years I used tube amps with the Avantgardes. These were all power amps fed by the output from a Mark Levinson 390S - a CD player with variable (analogue) output and 2 digital inputs, one used for DAB tuner.

These amps included Art Audio PX-25, Art Audio Carissa (845 based), Graaf GM-20 (6C33C based), Audio Note 300B and Consonance Cyber 845 monos. Of these, my favourites were the AA ones and the Cyber 845. The Graaf (OTL design) was physically noisy (it buzzed constantly) and the AN was dreary.

A year or so ago I decided to look for a suitable SS design for a number of reasons - I'd spend more time listening to it, AG themselves build only SS amps, etc.

I certainly don't regret switching to SS and have no plans for returning to tubes, although I still have the Cyber 845s.

I've tried several amps with the best being NAD M12 with Gamut D200 and NAD M32 integrated.

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