Background - after divorce and wife moving out in 2010, I began assembling a 2 channel system after a 15 year hiatus.
Went through a number of used components, finally got to a system for vinyl I liked with some guidance from Pman.
Bought a close to 30 year old Bryston 4B for 500-ish dollars, sent it to Bryston for recapping to bring it to 4B-ST status for $600-ish.
Then Pman let me hear another members hot-rodded Hafler XL-280, and I fell in love with the sound and bought it, I guess the mosfets did it.
So, I just got $1300 for the Bryston, and can live with the Hafler indefinitely, but find myself lusting for a Van Alstine Fet Valve 600R.
I heard one at the Capitol Audio Fest driving Salk speakers, loved the sound, but paid more attention to the speakers than amp as didn't have the Hafler at the time.
So, what do folks recommend I look at?
I listen to vinyl, (obviously), lots of rock, new wave and the like from 70's and 80's, plus some classic rock. In last 2 years have built a jazz collection, lots of 50's and 60's stuff, bob, hard bop and soul jazz, love trumpet and sax, and Bill Evans on piano doesn't stink either.
And for a change of pace I have about 1000 classical albums bought since 2010.
A tube pre-amp and tubed phono-pre in the mix already.
Range between the $1300 in pocket and a top of $2100.