I recently purchased an Simaudio I-3 to put against my audio refinement (yba) separates in my main system with ProAc Studio 148s and a modified RP6. The room has various rugs and some basic foam bass traps plus the primary reflections are mostly eliminated as there are only partial side walls on each side given the room design. The I-3 was quite good but could not keep up with my separates downstairs but I almost kept it for my bedroom system upstairs.
Have any people compared the 340i to audio refinement separates with similar proac or other slim towers with bloomy mids and silk dome tweeter plus the very flexible and room friendly downward firing bass port? I have been considering consolidating my DAC, preamp and amp separates downstairs and it sounds like the 340i is a good one to try. The only downside is that the ProAcs and / or my room has a slight treble tilt upwards and I use an EQ to address that at the higher ranges between the preamp and amp. Unfortunately, the 340i does not have a tape or EQ loop and I don't think it has any tone controls. Taming a room is definitely one of the most important steps in your audio adventure.