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sweetest sounding ss integrated

Despite my efforts to talk him out of it, a friend of mine is downsizing and simplifying, getting out of tubed separates, and is looking for a ss, or possibly hybrid, integrated that leans towards the euphonic.

Price range: $1500 to $3500 new or used.

Other components: Cambridge 840C, B&W 703s.

Musical preferences: classical, particularly large scale.

Recommendations?
128x128twoleftears
tgrisham
1,291 posts
 
Creek 5350SE or Destiny.
facten
2,726 posts
 
Portal Panache
natewalker_2006
30 posts
 
the sweetest sounding solid-state amp that i have ever heard is
the red wine audio Signature 30.2. i've owned it for close to a year
now and fell in love with its sweet, spacious, and and emotionally involving
sound within minutes of listening. they come up for sale here on a'gon
once in a whie. this is the one -
http://www.redwineaudio.com/Signature_30.2.html

unless your friend is looking to really crank it up, i'm sure this amp will
have no problems driving the 703s (arent they 90dB efficient?).

Good luck with your hunt

Nate
teddy_bear
112 posts
 
YBA Passion AMP 300 or Integre DT, natural timbres, 3D imaging, lot of power in reserve. Dual transformer design with J-Fet output stage.
jaybo
4,478 posts
 
agree with the creek...a great allrounder
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