Quote Originally Posted by musicguy04
Parasound Halo is a little different from what I've read. I've read that it's pretty good with transients, and not fuzzy at all, except with a ground loop problem, but then I heard all amps can have this. You said it's fuzzy and not good with transients. So I'm not sure what to think.
Fuzzy is a relative term. The Halo is not as sharp in the microdynamics as the Stratos is, but I've heard few that are. This may or may not be to your liking however as too much definition can actually sound less than musical imo. I also said the Halo wasn't the fastest in transients, not that it was bad. In relative terms it is more than adequate. The fastest amp in transient response I've encountered is the one I have in my rig; the HCA2

Adcom is a little different from previous posts. I've read it's better than a receiver, but not that much better.
Yep, I agree. Perhaps I was being too nice ?

Sunfire is waaaaaaaay different from what I've read. I've read Sunfire amps are very fuzzy, similar to tubes. They're very bad with transients. You said the exact opposite.
What can I tell you, this is my impression. Maybe it was the speakers? System synergy is sooo important when building a rig but when I heard the Dyn Evidence Temptations driven by Sunfire, it was the proverbial nails on the chalkboard for me. Blechh. Same thing with Vienna Acoustics (can't remember the speaker). I've also read some people compare Bob's stuff to tubes but I sure didn't think so, and I like tubes.

If you had B&W, what would you choose, and why?
I have B&W in my main rig actually and after auditioning countless amps, including most of those mentioned here, I choose a PS Audio HCA2. It all depends on personal preference and system synergy. For me, whenever I hear a true reference system, it invariably is being driven by tubes. Therefore, one can easily deduce that I prefer the tube sound. However, with two rug-rats running around, tubes at this stage of my life is courting disaster. I preferred the PSA because is seemed to meld the best of the ss and tube worlds into one smart chassis. It has depth and slam that bettered every amp I heard this side of Krell yet possesses a luscious, silky midrange and top end finesse that only tubes seem able to muster. I can't explain it and chances are you would hear something different anyway. My only advice is to give it a try and see if it moves you.

Hope this helps.