Well, I’m 71, and I let the influencers influence me. I have 6 integrated. My heaviest
being my pass 250. The pass, as my winter amp as it helps heat my room. It weights 109 pounds and I use a hydraulic jack with wheels to move it. No way I can lift it. I love its midrange especially with female voices. My other amps are Hegal 390, Accuphase 380, Krell k300i, Electrocompaniet ECI 6 MK II, Macintosh 352. I rotate the amps when I decide I want a different presentation.
What do you like about your integrated amp?
So, the other day I was moving my ARC REF 75 amp to clean the insides, along with the shelf it was sitting on, when suddenly I felt a stabbing pain in one of my obliques, as I was twisting my body.
Shouting out a quick, "Oh f***," my wife said, "What are you going to do when you get older, and can't move the amp?" I have periodically wondered that myself, since I am just shy of 71.
As the discussion title says-what do you like about your integrated amp? It's a wide-open query because I'm thinking if I'm going to consolidate my equipment, let's see what's out there? I'm partial to tube equipment and have enjoyed Audio Research for almost 30 years. Does that mean I should get an ARC integrated? Maybe, maybe not.
FTR--I listen to lots of jazz, folk, classical, not that much rock beyond what I grew up listening to-Beatles, the Dead, the Stones--stuff like that. I have a pair of ProAc 30Rs, an Aurender server, and an ARC CD6SE.
All your comments are appreciated-
David
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