Simaudio I-5 vs Plinius 8200

Has anyone done a direct comparison between the these two integrated amps? If so what speakers and what were the sonic differences? Thanks

blackie06-28-2001 7:28am

yyoon Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 18 posts 06-28-2001 at 08:08pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I own the Sim I-5. I thought about getting an 8200 for the phono stage and more power but after a side by side comparison, I decided not to. The plinius seems to have a gap between the mids and highs. It can be a little hot on the top end. Looks are important to me also, so the Sim wins that too. I'm running the sim with the Totem Forests and Resolution Audio seperates for the front end. The combo throws a huge sound stage.