Srajan, enjoyed very much your sonic descriptions in your review of the Händel. I would love to hear those amps but would be happy to never get the chance as I would want them. It captures my personal preferences on point and explains why my EXB7 moved on rather quickly. The timing is ironic however as I have been literally entranced for about two weeks now living with a gem of an amp from Michael Edinger at Musiklab in Denmark.
His amp the D220 is the evolution of his original design for GamuT using two high-power Mosfets per channel. Apparently despite looking similar to the last iteration of the GamuT 200i top off, not much is the same on the input and PS side.
Your description of the LinnenberG Händel monos mirror the shift the Musiklab produced from 100Hz down in my system to a T. A veil lifted in that region with greater microdynamic interplay and more impact but not of the drummed-up variety that bleeds into the midrange. True low-frequency resolution and authority at all volumes has reset my landscape. Most unexpected however has been a corresponding midrange and treble as open, effusive, fleshed out and unrestrained as I have ever heard from SS, all staying coherent with a nimble and powerful new bottom-up authority. It speaks with a singular voice, carrying all the way up the register.
Best I could conjure from an amp we both know would be to imagine an XA25 but more nimble and foundational plus with the sense that all the NFB Nelson had to throw on it to behave has been removed and the midrange and treble are now free to express. Then add considerably more headroom. That's the Musiklab D220. A must hear if you ever get a chance and I am guessing it would be a dream on your new beauties from Alain.
I believe the D220 is the most complete amp I have yet owned that fits my preferences. It is the 8th either single or dual output transistor amp I've owned and the best of the lot by a wide margin (3 x Pass, 3 x Valvet, 1 x Vinnie Rossi). The story of Michael Edinger persisting with this circuit for 25 years in obscurity with no credit for his original design with GamuT only adds to the appeal. Best, Paul Petelin
