Advance Paris A12 v. McIntosh MA352

@biglou13 Yep on both accounts. I've now heard the Adavance Paris A12, as well as the PrimaLuna EVO 300 Hybrid and neither of them impressed me all that much. The A12 was definitely a Ford Granada (great analogy), the PrimaLuna a Honda Accord. And I heard both of them through speakers that were way out of my pay grade (DeVore 96, which I think are pretty fantastic speakers). 

My trouble now is this: not a single dealer in my neck of the woods (Denver, CO) has a MA352 available for me to hear. I wonder why that is?

@biglou13 Thanks...I'm sorry that I left the impression that I actually own an AP - I don't and I won't thanks to the advice provided here. BTW, I'm looking for the last amp that I'm ever going to buy. 

@freezoner Have you heard any of the Unison audio amps? I know Soundings carries them but I haven't had time to demo them yet. I want to compare it to a BAT amp they have to get a side by side feel for it. Although not a hybrid, I also want to check out the Atoll integrateds (at crescendo). I heard a pair of their power amps on 6-figure $ speakers and was very impressed.

@cooperdude6 I heard a lower priced Unico through a pair of PMC Prophecy5 speakers at Soundings. The speakers were fantastic-I am struggling to decide between them and Sonus Faber Sonetto V (very high WAF)
 

I was not that thrilled with the amp however. The build quality seemed a bit lacking for me but that's just me. I have not heard any BAT equipment mostly because they are too far out of my pay grade.

At Crescendo, I was very impressed by the Dynaudio Evoke 50 speakers through the Magnum Cronus III Black amp, but again, I'm struggling to decide if I want to go all in with tubes.

And every time I go into Listen Up, they want to sell me one of those class D all in one streamer/DAC boxes. I'm into vinyl not home theater. Ugh 

Thanks for checking in, neighbor!