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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. 02-08-06   Have you heard the brinkmann integrated? i know that it's h ...   Brianmch 02-09-06   Unison makes some really nice integrateds as well.   Pardales 02-09-06   I am a past verity audio parsifal owner (15k).i am no expert ...   rob_techsupport@ 02-10-06   Rob what's there after the parsifals?   Kops 02-11-06   In my case, i hit the top of the hill with the parsifal, in ...   rob_techsupport@ 02-13-06   The optonica sm5200 is an unassuming looking integrated amp ...   jtdesigns@ 02-13-06   A possible candidate is the viva solisti. this is an italia ...   Larryi 02-17-06   i recently heard the jeff rowland concerto integrated amp i ...   Sounds_great 02-18-06   Krell f.b.i. fpb 300cx + kct,= one hell of a unit! http:// ...   Inpieces 02-18-06   A new amp is in the free land and it is from europe.karan ac ...   Cenline 02-18-06   Yes - gryphon line. have had many of them, don´t miss separ ...   Flg2001 02-19-06   Yes, as cenline has stated above, the karan ka-i180. i was r ...   Stereo 02-19-06   Just as a bit of shameless promotion: i am selling what i be ...   Pardales 03-01-06   Yes.i just heard the chapter audio precis and it just blew m ...   Talk2me 03-03-06   Someone wrote me this morning and suggested that the simaudi ...   Jprice 03-03-06   the new outlaw audio rr2150 look at the review in stereophi ...   Tin_cup 03-07-06   Audiomat opera. absolutely stunningly good!   Loudandclear 03-08-06   Of course integrated amps can be high end. i put a similar t ...   David12 03-08-06   Jeff rowland concerto....sounds fantastic with my sonus fabe ...   Bxxxb 03-08-06   Once again,do yourself a favor and at least "intertain& ...   Talk2me 03-11-06: Sounds_great There have been many, many excellent integrated amps named in this forum thread. It seems to me, though, that the "best" amps are also the most expensive. (example the VAC Phi Beta). Are these extraordinarily expensive integrated amps really "that much" better than the "for the rest of us" amps, or are they just "incrementally" better. Is, the VAC Phi Beta really three times better than a Musical Fidelity KW-500 or Rowland Concerto? WHAT IS THE BEST INTEGRATED AMP "FOR THE MONEY" ? (If there is such a thing.) I would love to find a top-notch integrated amplifier for under $5,000, or under $2500 or maybe even less. Thanks for continued input. Sounds_great  (Answers | This Thread) 03-11-06   I tried to scan most of the posts, has anyone not recommende ...   Hedgehog 03-11-06   I think you are on the right path, realistically seeking to ...   Listener57 03-24-06   Anyone hear einstein's the absolute sound?   F1a 03-24-06   Cj does have one now,and i will bet its killer   Coffeey 03-25-06   Jprice the best integrated amp imho is the asr emitter excus ...   Rugyboogie 03-25-06   Asr emitter 11-for a retail of $27,000 harry better be in li ...   Talk2me 03-26-06   Talk2me in my country $12000 for emitter ii and $8000 for em ...   Rugyboogie 03-26-06   The jadis da 88 signature. if this isn't high-end,then neith ...   Springbok10 03-28-06   The rogue audio cronus is a true high end tube integrated fo ...   Stevecham 04-28-06   Krell f.b.i.   Inpieces 04-28-06   Cayin a88/$1400 little $'s.   Bartokfan 04-28-06   The jadis d88 goes for like $9k, the cayin a88 for like $150 ...   Bartokfan 04-28-06   Bartokfan, what speakers do you run with the cayin a88?   Tvad 04-28-06   Well actually i do not own the a88, as yet. but soon will. i ...   Bartokfan 04-30-06   Here are some expensive yet affordable ones: su ...   Purenivarna 05-01-06   Almarro makes a fairly decent product.   Mrtennis 05-10-06   Try that lavardin it. you will never look back! www.lavardi ...   Windsurfer 05-11-06   Oh brothers and sisters. plinius 9200. i had many, many of t ...   rura@ 05-11-06   Its got to be the musical fidelity kw 500...refined and effo ...   Cvt 05-11-06   In my many years of audio, i've never heard an integrated am ...   Springbok10 05-12-06   Vac phi beta - difficult to find equal separates   Sorlowski 06-01-06   Any try gryphon's diablo?   Henryhk 06-07-06   I would have to say,karan acoustics.the kai-180 replaced my ...   Clivet 06-09-06   I think my audion silver night mkii px25 counts as "tru ...   Gliderguider 06-12-06   Just heard seriously (for 4days in house) the new krell fbi, ...   Kops 06-12-06   Goldmund 330 integrated   Avantgarde 08-14-06   I'd say yes. i have been auditioning high end integrated amp ...   Bwright 08-14-06   Bwright: i'd like to hear your feedback on the new master se ...   Foster_9 08-26-06   I use the cary 300sei blx although heavily modified. check i ...   Piedpiper

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