Hi, at this point the Class A amp is still a dream :| . I mentioned I will be moving to a new place, after placing all my gears in one location my wife's jaw dropped at the amount of stash I collected and won't even decently fit all in my basement. The High Commander hence put into decree that no spending on any gears at the moment until we finish decorating plus me building a computer desk, audio racks, a kitchen utility table etc; unless I buy these for a ridiculous amount of money...might as well spend it on the hobby. These will take sometime though. Can be faster if I take a 3 week vacation to finish.
The High Commander also mandated that no audio gear or what so ever will be placed in the family living room
, all have to be in my man cave
Here is my plan: build 3 systems + 1
System 1 Family room: All tube + SS : Anthem Pre 1 + Sonic Frontier SFS 80 + SA 8800ii
System 2 Main: Spec 1 + Specs 4 + HPM 100 - up and running
System 3 Garage : Pioneer SX 434 + PSB alpha - up and running
System 4 SX 1250 + Thorens TD 147: Will take a lot of convincing to setup in the living room.
Just to add in my impression on system 2: Spec 1 (stock) and Spec 4 (professionally serviced) are match made in heaven. The Spec 1 is a versatile pre-amp these combo sound great pairing it with any of my speakers. I am already happy with what I have ....plus when I get my hands on that class A, an M-22, a Tannoy, Dynaudio Special 40 ...and...and
Here is system 2 DIY racks to follow