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Is There any Truly "High End" Integrated Amp?

I'm a reasonably well experienced audio nut and have tried a number of "good" integrated amps. I wonder, though, if there are integrated amps that are good enough for the "best", most revealing speakers. (Think Avalon Eidolon, Verity Parsifal, various JM Lab Utopias, and a variety of other fine speakers that do not have mammoth power requirements.) People talk about the Levinson, the Musical Fidelity KW-500 and the lesser MF amps, the BAT integrated, The Rowland Concerto, etc. etc. etc. I would like to hear from people who have actually tried the top tier of integrated amps and would be very interested in learning of their findings. Don't need to be the most expensive. Could be the YBA Passion, Classe, MacIntosh 6900, Krell 400i, or any of a number of integrated amps that are supposed to sound good. Hope to hear some good feedback. Thanks very much. Jprice  (Threads | Answers | This Thread) 01-09-06

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Click title to read one, or click date to read all below it. 01-09-06   I have had the opportunity to hear the kw 500, jeff rowland ...   S7horton 01-09-06   There's a yba passion integre for sale on the 'gon as we spe ...   Warrenh 01-09-06: Chams_uk I used to own the Pathos Twin Towers, it was the best thing I had. Loved it over tube or solid state. It needs a simpler load, and only pushes 35 watts, so it may not be enough. In that case, the Inpol 2 may be miuch better (though I've never heard it). It has slightly more power. Then there is the ASR Emitter that TAS has as flavor of the month..... Chams_uk  (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread) 01-10-06   Yba passion - solid state - msrp $4,650+ blue circle nscs ...   Sugarbrie 01-10-06   You could always get the burmester 032 for $15,000. the mci ...   Aball 01-09-06   I have used the aronov audio ls-960i which is well worth con ...   Listener57 01-10-06   Vac phi beta integrated   Fsarc 01-09-06   The europeans do it better than most. consider gryphon diabl ...   Eril 01-10-06   I was searching this exact question last year. i heard a lo ...   Washline 01-10-06   The new wavac has it fans though i haven't had the opp to li ...   Henryhk 01-10-06   The jadis orchestra reference with kt 90 tubes putting out ~ ...   Bbro 01-10-06   sugden masterclass & accuphase e530 are my favorites. aroun ...   Jeffjarvis 01-10-06   There are dozens of good ones....sugden, naim, cyrus, revox, ...   Jaybo 01-09-06   Just got back from ces/show, this year liked the rcm bonasus ...   Cheapmike 01-10-06   I have about 200 hours on my vac phi beta integrated (sells ...   Jsaah 01-10-06   Absolute sound claims the asr emitter ii is the best thing ...   Rwwear 01-10-06   I own the goldmund integrated and i must say that it is real ...   Seldon 01-10-06   It's a bit of an oxymoron, but the 4-piece asr "integra ...   Philnyc 01-10-06   The krell kct and any of their cx series of amps are electro ...   Stevecham 01-11-06   While we are on the subject of hi end integrateds: julian, ...   Warrenh 01-11-06   Audionote's ongaku or vac phi beta.   Dennis_the_menace 01-11-06   Jsaah...what speakers are using? interested in the wavac bu ...   Henryhk 01-11-06   Btw - at ces, i also saw an integrated from vitus audio (fro ...   Philnyc 01-11-06   The most musically satisfying and certainly "high end&q ...   Springbok10 01-11-06   Yes, but it is not an integrated. it is a control amp. the ...   Cellorover 01-11-06   Let me correct myself. cj introduced it at ces as the ca 200   Cellorover 01-11-06   Gryphon callisto 2100,used,if you can find one ......   Bluebull 01-12-06   I own and love the audio note meishu signature amp, retail s ...   Nnicot 01-13-06   Goldmund mim 330...brand new.....$7450....may have one for s ...   Majesticgiraffe 01-15-06   Symphonic line kraftquelle.   Mezzrow 01-15-06   Try the chord cpm 2600...it sounds as good as it looks... w ...   Dgplo 01-17-06   Henryhk: i'm driving genesis 501's with my vac phi beta. pl ...   Jsaah 01-17-06   Gryphon diablo, audio analogue new one (don't remember model ...   Kops 01-17-06   Trl st-225.   Jes45 01-18-06   Classic 16   Gamecock 01-20-06   I was at ces and saw that graaf is introducing a new tube in ...   South_park 01-20-06   I am using a t+a v10 on focal jm labs nova utopia be. this i ...   Smer319 01-20-06   You may all laugh but the qinpu a 8000 is definately a conte ...   Locust19 01-20-06   Have you heard of simaudio's new moon i-7? it's supposed to ...   Audio4ever 01-20-06   Forget what the bashers say! there is a highend integrated a ...   Sts 01-20-06   Ditto !! i have a mk ii that i am using with a bluenote stib ...   Bobf 01-20-06   I have heard good things about the unison unico (though have ...   Pardales 01-26-06   The new audio frontiers (italy) 845 set integrated is very i ...   Tmhaudio 01-26-06   Absolutely! rogue audio cronus and it will set you back onl ...   Stevecham 01-27-06   I think we got just about every integrated out there? close ...   Warrenh 01-27-06   Ive just ordered mz jrdg concerto... here is interesting art ...   Bxxxb 01-30-06   i have recently heard some very good things about the new g ...   Jprice 01-31-06   We are introducing some very high-end set (845) amps from it ...   Tmhaudio 01-31-06   Integrated hybrids with tubes in the preamp section and tran ...   Ral 02-06-06   Try the edge g3, around 5k...the gamut is around 9-10k.posit ...   Mandmdec

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