Looking at your avatar you need a lot of help with setup and room treatments.
Simaudio 340 i hard to beat for the $$
I have a bit of a dilemma in that I’m having a hard time moving from my Simaudio 340 i. I absolutely love this integrated except I wish the sound stage was wider. I was considering getting a 600 i but after extensive research people are saying 600 is not like the 340 and I see a lot of people sell the 600. Owners of the 600 I told me they were disappointed in the unit. For some reason the 340 i is unique to the Simaudio line up. I was interested in the Luxman 550 MK2 but after speaking to a Sonus Faber dealer with good knowledge of the brand he believes that class A will not have the dynamics required to drive my speakers as Sonus Faber are known to be power hungry. He suggested staying with class A/B. I had a class A tube amplifier and yes, I agree it was lacking the punch of the 340. My problem is my budget in the used market for a solution is $5-6000. Current setup is:
Sonus Faber Minima Amator 2
Lumin U1 mini with SBooster
Denafrips Venus 2
Simaudio 340 i
I’m looking for something laid back, detailed, smooth and punchy like the 340 but with a bigger soundstage. Does it even exist at 5/6 k (CAN BTW)
I’ve had Hegel 390/360 and it didn’t impress me.
Accuphase E370? Luxman 507?
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"Maybe if you don’t have anything to add to this maybe go find another chat where you can insult people and exercise your audiophile superiority on someone else. " I don't understand how you interpreted such a seemingly good-hearted jibe as a personal attack on your character, but you aren't the victim here.
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I like Moon products- I agree with some of @ghdprentice comments that you may want a bigger jump. The 340i is a great value for the dollar and the 600i is wonderful sounding but not sure if it’s just an incremental versus step change. I don’t think there’s a better solution of an integrated amp from Pass at the price point for the 600i but that’s merely my opinion… I think you might be better served exploring an amp and using the 340i as a preamp. The option I’d test is the new Audio Research integrated. Tube is different and ARC is very dynamic and excellent sound stage |
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