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Best of the best Integrated amps in 2018

I'm starting this new thread to talk about the Uber integrated amps available today on the market.Here i'm talking about integrated amps that can easily equal in performance $30K worth of separates and above.A list of them that i can think of :

D'Agostino Momentum integrated, Jeff Rowland Daemon, Vitus MP-I201, Vitus RI-101, Bel Canto Black, Pass INT-250, Gryphon Diablo 300, T+A PA 3100 HV, McIntosh MA9000, Ypsilon Phaeton, Soulution 530, CH Precision Integrated, Audionet Watt, Audionet Stern-Heisenberg Integrated (to be released), Esoteric P-03A, Dartzeel CTH-8550, Boulder 865, Audio Research GSI 75 and others.
Please share your experience if you have auditioned or own some of these amazing machines.
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thieliste OP
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@jafant  i would think so.You can send them an e-mail to be sure.
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Forgot the ASR Emitter II Exclusive and the Aavik U-300.
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Investing in a $50K integrated and not doing room treatment is obviously ridiculous.
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I did audition the ML 585 on TAD Compact Ref 1, did not like it at all.But the ML 585 is obviously an Uber integrated, very nice build quality.
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The Audionet Humboldt will be the new reference integrated amp lauching this year for €35K.
Also the new Vitus SIA-030 coming up probably at around €30K.

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I'm psyched to see what the Vitus SIA-030 is al about, hope to audition it.What do you guys think about the Aavik U-300 ? is it overpriced for a class D integrated ?
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@jasbirnandra  i know Ypsilon very well, it's my favorite brand and i was privileged to demo the preamp and the Aelius II monoblocks last year in my system.Problem with the Phaethon is that it delivers only 180w into 4 Ohm, that's pretty short for impedance that drop down to 2.3 Ohm like my speakers.
Same think with the Absolare Integrated but both of these integrated are top notch and highly recommended for easier speakers.

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@jasbirnandra  my speakers are Thiel CS 3.7s room size 21x15.
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The Gryphon Diablo 300 surely will.
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You can add the Luxman L-509X.
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My pick would also be the T+A 3100 HV as best integrated for my needs but i will most likely go the separates route.
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I will purchase a used Gryphon Diablo 300 within the next few months to drive a pair of Thiel CS 3.7s.As a source i will get the Aqua Formula xHS - LinQ combo.This will be my system for the next 10 years at the most and after that i will build a reference system all separates.
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