Best Integrated, period.

I was quite impressed with the sound of the full ASR Emitter 11 system driving Dynaudio speakers.

Not cheap but I've heard more exotic and expensive systems of separates and full range speakers that didn't have as much going for them.

Mr A what type of amplifier is the Chord?

Class A, AB, or is it a D class amp?

I know you never thought much of D amps before,perhaps the Chord is an exception, or you finally tried one and found out that D amps can have some merit.I liked the sound of my Red Draggon D amps.Andre, have you figured it out yet?

Anyway, it's off topic, but when I had Acoustat medallian 3 speakers I used a Conrad Johnson MV75A-1 and a CJ premier 2 preamp, and this was all the power I need to make the Acoustats sing.

I also used to own a nice Cary 300sei,it was great integrated,perhaps not the right match in this case, but one never knows unitl one tries.