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My last Integrated Amp: $5-10,000?

I would like to hear recommendations regarding integrated amplifiers costing between $5-10,000. This will be my last amplifier for quite a while. I prefer to buy used when I can but also prefer no older that 2-3 years.  My speakers are likely to change every couple of years and I may keep more than one pair.

I like a detailed and transparent sound with air and the ability to easily to pick out the location of the instruments/singers.   I have liked the class A that I’ve heard and I’ve liked the tubes that I’ve heard but I don’t want to mess with tubes.  Also, I do not want a streaming device and I’d rather not have a built in DAC but I can live with it. 

My music preferences are vocals and 70-90s rock. 
So far I have identified the following possibilities that are available.
Mark Levinson: No 585 at $8400 and ML-5805 at $6550.  The latter is a new model and I have read that there have been teething problems. I don’t know if ML have corrected this situation. 
Luxman L-590AXII $7250  has a good reputation and longevity but is relatively low powered.

McIntosh MA5300, Coda CISB, and Gryphon Diablo 120 are also possibilities if available.

chinook9
secretguy
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Anthem STR. Superb.

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akg_ca
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Pre-owned REGA OSIRIS

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music_is_life
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Moon By Simaudio 600i V2

ryder
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Luxman L-590AXII $7250 has a good reputation and longevity but is relatively low powered.

 

As what Celestial Sound has suggested, the rated output numbers on paper as published by few manufacturers are conservative and do not reflect the actual output in real life, particularly Class A designs. This applies to the Luxman L-590AXII as well. The test bench of the Luxman L-590AXII performed by Hifi News shows that the power output is more than triple the official quoted figures in the specification.

Official on paper = 30W (8 ohms) / 60W (4 ohms)

Actual test bench results = 95W (8 ohms) / 165W (4 ohms)

 

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audioman58
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Without question theu.s.a made Coda imo best under $10 k 

pit has 120 amps on hand the biggest potted transformer in class ,3,000 Va 

super quiet all others open core ,and 3 power choices ,and doubles down into 2 ohms lowest power is 18  first watts into class A , then 150,300,600 wpc from 8 to 2 ohms ,10 year warranty. ,1st year they will even pay the shipping if it broke which is Very rare, stereo times 2020 product ofthe year, and a great review vs pass labs 

a very natural sounding integrated amp and also 2 higher power choices  at no extra charge I think retail around $7 k Mike at Audio Archon is a very good guy to work with  and get a break in pricing off retail.

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