Who
would have thought they’d ever see a
solid-state amplifier designed by so
distinguished a tube designer as Tim de
Paraficini? Glistening under the glow of
spotlights is his pure-solid-state 312
Control Center ($18,000). The 312’s
circuit is said to use only three
transistors in a single-ended
configuration and a power supply made to
sound tube-like. The M100A ($35,000)
operates as a single-ended solid-state
device. Closely following the 312's
design approach, this 100-watt monster
delivered the goods in a way I came back
to over the next three days.
