i used to play with that stuff a lot

i did have a 2245 too.. it was pretty nice, but i guess i was too much of a tube snob back then

ended up with a studer A810 in my travels.. bunch of old point to point heathkit stuff.. built dozens of my own speakers out of vintage drivers

ended up getting rid of most of it because i was broke, and moved to a quiet neighbourhood where i cant enjoy it

them's the breaks

but i did end up keeping my yamaha CA-1000, it was always my favorite. it doesn't sound colorful and 'vintage' like a marantz, or warm and fuzzy like tubes, it just sounds like...good.

funny device, it's switchable class a to ab, but if you flip the switch without turning the amp off, there's a damn good chance the amount of current transfer will catch the switch on fire. if nothing else, all the lights in the house dim. i have the original owner's manual, and there's no warning in there about it..