Burmester 218.....

@zuesman move on already, you are full of crap, I doubt you have heard the 218 and sim on same system, an now you mention the 216 in a post, again, BS, what dealer has this on display so one can hear the sim vs 216 vs 218 on same system, etc, plz let me know who you dealt with an the shop, I may wanna take a listen.

alls good tho, I just got my 2nd 218 and am thrilled, will be another week tho before I install it.

also, glad you are enjoying your sim, they do make some nice stuff. by the way, you wouldn’t be a vette owner by chance

ckr1969,

I guess you're dumber than you sound so I'll tell you how I heard both I took my 861 down to the dealer who sells Burmeister and I let my 861 warm up for a couple hours and then we put it up against the 218 stereo to stereo not bridged monoblock to bridged monoblock, and the background was a lot blacker with the 861 and the fine details in the background we're much clearer and more airy and spacious and also the bass was tighter faster and more articulate with the 861, and I even brought my OCC rectangular cables which are far superior to anything OFC at any price on the market to use in both systems, so I'm glad you like wasting money and spending another $50,000 on another 218 but you could have got two 861s for only $44,000 which would sound better so until you can compare both like I did stop flapping your gums because obviously you can't say anything about it because you haven't compared the two side by side like I have. and here's another one When amplifiers that cost $50,000 each start buzzing and the reviewer says it's still sounded good you know that reviewer is full of BS don't you lol, what a joke that review was and everybody that read it knows that stereophile is full of BS, they'll give you a good review on the amount of advertising that you buy from them.

ckr1969,

Oh I forgot to mention the differences weren't huge and the 218 is a very very good sounding amplifier but when a $22,000 amplifier sounds better that's saying something about the new MDCA circuitry that sim audio has developed.So why spend $50,000 on an amp when you can get a better one for $22,000, and let's just say to your ears the 218 sounded a little bit better that doesn't justify double the price does it?.

ckr1969,

The last thing by the way no I'm not a vet owner I'm a BMW owner.

I am stuck at 70,000 for an amp. You can buy an apartment for that.

LOL at @grislybutter  . . . that's more than my house listed for way back when!