Thanks to all of you who responded...good suggestions all. Just to clarify one little point: I don't listen to rock (Dire Straits is about the heaviest rock I listen to). The clipping I heard on my 92 dB efficient Tyler Linbrook Monitors was on a Reference Recordings CD of Stravinsky's The Firebird and also on a couple of other RR "system busters." I wonder if I've become a volume junky??:)
Sim I-5 vs. Plinius Integrateds. Which one?
Hello. Currently I'm using a Sim Audio Moon I-5 integrated amp with 70 watts/channel. It sounds awfully nice through my dynamic speakers. However, with the best of my "system buster" CDs it will occasionlly go into clipping if I play it at front row levels. I've been considering one of the more powerful Plinius itegrateds but, since I'm unable to hear them let alone A/B them, I'll ask for comments from anyone who can offer an opinion about these two products. I would entertain other suggestions as well. The two requirements are that it have a remote control and not cost more than about $3k new or used. Thank you!