Most beautiful amp and or preamp

[IanG-UK]

The Lentek amplifier which was Swift's/Scotland's first output (I think) before they produced the more commercial A&R Cambridge (later Arcam) models:

 

[kach22i]

no mention of Metaxas stuff yet?
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I could not find that one on their website, but they have a crazy blue anodized one in a video that is polarizing.

I think I like it, but not for everyone.

 

[Loheswaran]

no mention of Metaxas stuff yet?
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There's no good reason why I should like it - but I do - totally from the set of Blakes 7 - nothing Liberace - just original - can't think of an interior outside a Batman comic set that it would look good in but hey...

 

[Brucemck2]

Magic with big AG horns

 

[Brucemck2]

In monoblocks magic with all but highly demanding loads

 

[kach22i]

Maybe not the most beautiful, but handsome devils they are.

Opera Consonance Cyber 800 monoblock

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/414542340683795216/

 

[treitz3]

Tom

 

[Site7000]

Awesome thread. Many great and fresh designs.

 

[kach22i]

They have some nice stuff in Eastern Europe.

https://www.tafosaudio.com/trafomatic-audio

 

[Site7000]

They have some nice stuff in Eastern Europe.

https://www.tafosaudio.com/trafomatic-audio

Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean have exploded in the last 10 years.

 

[Jazzhead]

The Hovland was always my favorite looking piece as a young aspiring 'phile:

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Best looking gear hands down... Hovland

 

[Tango]

Best looking gear hands down... Hovland

Capitan. You must be bored staring at pilot gagues that's why this minimal design pushes the right button for you.

 

[Jazzhead]

Capitan. You must be bored staring at pilot gagues that's why this minimal design pushes the right button for you.

Seemed to missed this , no more gauges Than , all LCD screens lah .... But yea , less is more .

 

[Superdad]

From my former company: HP-200 preamp on top of RADIA power amp.

 

[Superdad]

Hovland Sapphire:

 

[Superdad]

And the one that first put us on the map (raves from both Sterophile and TAS just months apart), the HP-100:

 

[Hear Here]

Active Full Range Valve Electrostatic

 

[NorthStar]

And that's a nice room too ^

 

[Hear Here]

And that's a nice room too ^

Not my room but the builder's I think.

A beautiful amp from Italy -

 

[NorthStar]

If pictures could make music ...