mbl 7008. It looks good and sounds good. It is designed to be able to drive the 82dB/w/m, 4 ohm mbl 121 (which I don't happen to own). So I'm guessing that in my small NYC apartment, even though it is "only" 120 Watts/channel (and is rated down to a 2 ohm load--380 Watts) it will potentially work with just about any speaker, even if I move to a bigger place. One requirement I had, since I also listen to a lot of tv and movies late at night, is that it have a headphone jack. I prefer a headphone jack to a separate headphone amp to save space, but more importantly, to be able to control the volume via remote control. And I assume the headphone section of the mbl is no slouch (I say assume because I have not auditioned headphone amps).
I very much enjoyed reading the comments on the other integrateds. I am especially intrigued by the Pass Labs, but as the theme of this thread goes, I'm not in the market!
I very much enjoyed reading the comments on the other integrateds. I am especially intrigued by the Pass Labs, but as the theme of this thread goes, I'm not in the market!