I love my Spectral DMA 180. I had a DMA 80 for years and was very pleased. I only upgraded because I have Apogee Calipers and could not really drive them as I wanted with the lesser powered 80. The unexpected thing about the 180 was not the louder volumes it could safely play, but the low level detail it rendered was astonishing. I was amazed at the things I'd never heard before from my recordings, especially during soft passages. The Spectral, however, is extremely revealing and will definitely show the faults of whatever it's driving as well as any weaknesses of the preceding components. MIT cables are a must and the better cable you can buy, the greater the rewards. I had the 80 for 8 years and expect to enjoy the 180 for at least as long.
