The greatest amps circa 1977-80?

Pardon the digression, but on these John Iverson/Electro Research behemoths, what is the intended use of the "hour meter"? Is there something that requires service or replacement after a specified number of hours of run time?

Thanks!
 
I'd imagine it's for the capacitors, which have an hourly rating based on temp, as class A generally runs hot they are unusually the first components to go.
 
Kenwood L-09M is my nominee. They are immensely powerful and deliver crystal clear sound which is characteristic of accurate signal reproduction.
 
Vintage Integrated: The amp i recently purchased and always wanted since in my puberty way back then, also for the specs and also at later age never owned up till now, being my Philips 22AH308.

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Vintage Power amps: Pioneer Spec 2 . Owned two but that was over three years ago. Blast from the past! Another fav and actually owned, my two McIntosh Model 2100 (stereo/mono) power amps I had to sell summer 2018 ;-) One other vintage power amp - which I owned till december 2015- a CM Labs 911. I still wish I never parted with it!

Note: I currently own no power amplifiers. I owned many vintage high end poweramps. But not all of course. And because one never knows what the future brings. Although Moneyyy is an issue as is; a nice Audio Research would be sweet ;-)
 
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According to James B, his best amp was the Sumo Andromeda, I have one and is by best early 80s amp, my Heathkit AA-1600 was my best amp until I got my Andromeda from the tech
 
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