From bryston to simaudio

Hi Team,

I am planning to buy an integrated amp and after some research I selected following two amps with built in DAC.

Bryston B135 cube
Simaudio Moon 340iX

Can you please help to advice me in terms of musicality, clarity and fineness, which amp will be performed better?

Thanks
Laha

The Bryston is a good amp.  In particular, it has muscle.  The Sim Moon Audio products are more expensive because they are more refined; think muscle + sophistication.

The sound you are getting now is 90% a result of your preamp. Even if you change the amplifier, you will still have the Moon 390 dictating much of the flavor of the sound.
Upgrading your preamp ( or adding one to the 390 DAC) is the key here. The Bryston 4b3 is more than qualified to amplify the signal he is receiving upstream. That amp will give you what it is getting from the preamp.

My suggestions of preamps for you to try:
McIntosh C2700, ARC Ref6 SE, Linn Select DSM Katalyst, etc.

Thanks twoleftears. Would you mind explaining what does 760a do better than 4B Cube? 

Distinct upgrade.