pendragn: the imaging quality you seek from your system is likely to be affected much more by the constraints of your listening environment and the placement of your speakers than it is by the electronics you use. nonetheless, you may find a more pleasing sound by using a tubed integrated with your quite efficient speakers. among this variety i recommend you listen to the pathos twin towers. this unit is also superbly styled adding, IMO, to a higher probable positioning on the WAF scale. -cfb
My quest: an integrated with great imaging. Help
My listening room is also my family room, so the WAF dictates that I do a neat installation with the fewest components possible. Currently I'm using a Sim Audio I-5 integrated which seems to be excellent. However, I often wonder if another brand/model will do the 3-D thing even better...imaging is first on my personal list of attributes. Can you suggest an integrated that I should listen to? My requirements include a remote control (volume control would be adequate); it could be tube or solid state. My speakers are Tyler Linbrook Monitors with 90 - 92 dB efficiency and I sit about 10' from each. I usually play classical, pop vocal, show music, nothing harder than Dire Straits at "moderately loud" levels. Thank you.