djones51 ha. Most of those other options are bare bones. Not sure if any offer base management, especially for two subwoofers and none that I can tell have home theater bypass. HT bypass was something I didn't think I'd use but I do now and LOVE that feature. It allows me to use my front two channels in HT and 2-channel. A benefit not afforded with any of the others.
The Hegel will drop hard in price soon and makes me think $5700 is overpriced. Demos are already selling for $3500.
Over the $5k mark, I'm not sure why you'd want an integrated when you can get separates like the small form factor of PS Audio's Stellar Gain Cell DAC with M300, M700, or M1200 amps which should outperform all of these in most regards.
The Hegel will drop hard in price soon and makes me think $5700 is overpriced. Demos are already selling for $3500.
Over the $5k mark, I'm not sure why you'd want an integrated when you can get separates like the small form factor of PS Audio's Stellar Gain Cell DAC with M300, M700, or M1200 amps which should outperform all of these in most regards.