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Thinking about simplifying to an integrated amp

I've been considering simplifying the system a bit. 
Currently I have a PS Audio BHK 250 amp and the BHK preamp, but an integrated is looking like an attractive option. 
The speakers are Dynaudio Contour 30i https://dynaudio.com/home-audio/contour-i/contour-30i#product_specifications

I would like a piece that sounds at least as good or better than my current electronics. Power should be around 100 wpc, but I'm not sure if less would do the trick. 2 inputs is plenty as long as one of them is balanced. 
Needs to have a remote, naturally. 
Also would need a pair of line out jacks for the subs. 
Under 10K new. 

Sim Audio, Pass, Accuphase are some that come to mind. 

Previously I had a Hegel H390 which was very decent, but the PS Audio gear was better, so that company may be out of consideration unless new models have gotten better. I also didn't like paying for the internal DAC that I wasn't using. Also on the no list is Prima Luna. Just ok sound and not reliable as it blew a channel in under 1 year of ownership. 
Thanks

traudio
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milpai
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@traudio 

LOL, at my age that might be all the time I have left cheeky

I wish you a long and healthy life!

I hear Accuphase is on the warm and romantic side of things? Accurate description?

I had this exact apprehensions before I purchased my Accuphase power amplifier. I think these adjectives come to mind because of "Class A". Recently got a chance to listen to a system locally that had Luxman amplifiers (mono-blocks) and I am not sure that when I compare the Accuphase to them, the Accuphase can be deemed as warm. But they are the opposite of "analytical". The same applies to Luxman.

I have a thread - Accuphase amplifier choice - that you might want to go through to understand where I came from, what I learned and what I ended up with. An Accuphase is something that you relish and cherish, per my experience.

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swede58
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I hear Accuphase is on the warm and romantic side of things? Accurate description?
 

Yes, and polite sounding. A guy nearby had an A-48 that he said worked well with his Dynaudios. He later switched to Magnepan 3.7i. The A-48 then turned out to perform very poorly; he described it as a sleeping pill and switched to a D'Agostino.

traudio OP
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The Accuphase sure has a lot of features on it that I'll never use. 

incorrigable
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Keep the fine preamp and buy monoblocks. If one goes down you can still listen to the other. If the integrated goes down you have no sound. Like a twin engine aircraft. 

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milpai
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A guy nearby had an A-48 that he said

It is always guy or a friend or a friend's mother's father's son's partner's brother-in-law that owns Accuphase who shares their experience 😆. How I wish people who OWN an Accuphase post their experience.

He later switched to Magnepan 3.7i. The A-48 then turned out to perform very poorly;

This person had to be an iD10t to use The A-48 to drive the Magnepans. There is the A-80 or other Class AB Accuphase amplifiers to drive that speaker.

@traudio 

You have been provided feedback by a person who owns an Accuphase and by posters who have no direct experience with the Accuphase. Of course, it is your choice. Good luck and I hope whatever you choose makes you happy and satisfied. You might also want to take a look at this system and the speakers the Accuphase drives. Not an integrated though.

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