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This is for Georgehifi especially but others can chime in.

I am buying Dynaudio C-1 Platinums and would like an ideal amp. Which would you choose? I prefer solid state. Separates or integrated. If you could recommend a few optimum choices that would be great. Based on my short couple years on here you strike me as very knowledgable on the subject. My dealer wants me on Pass Labs. Incidentally right now I have the Devialet 400 and I’m pretty sure you are not a fan of this type of amp. Any of your wisdom is appreciated. Thanks, Mike

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kalali
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Surprisingly a Schiit Vidar or two was not suggested.... slipping...
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"...have a *dedicated sound room* with no equipment in it at all, and then populate the room with whatever equipment is being demoed "

Human brain/ear has an extremely short term memory, like only a few seconds, so while this sort of arrangement may seem plausible it really defeats the purpose of comparing gear, particularly when switching only one piece at a time.

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kosst, don't waste your energy arguing. Your opponent is a self proclaimed know all and expert in all fields related to audio and electronics, all without having even built one. He even puts Ralph (Atma-Sphere) who's been designing top shelf gear for decades on notice.  Just move on...
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george, great point and something to pay attention to when buying monoblock amplifiers. I've noticed the same approach by a couple of other manufacturers and also found their stereo amps sound more musical than their comparably power monos.
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