ELECTROCOMPANIET ECI 6 DX MKII

We were electrocompaniet dealers we have the very similar ec 6s model still.on the floor 

Dave and Troy

AUDIO INTELLECT nNj

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNKpDF2dW6A

@audiotroy 

What can you tell me about the sonics?

@lak

Thanks for the link. Watching that video is what originally piqued my interest. However, he is never enthusiastic about anything for very long before declaring, with great fanfare, that something else is "the best". I started the thread to see if I could get any other impressions.

They get great reviews in Scandinavia, it’s a well liked brand, although the prices has risen quite a bit lately.

@gryphongryph 

Have you heard any of their components? 

Huff is exactly that all huff. 

WaYYY back when,I had an ECI3 driving Monitor Audio RS1's & it was quite pleasing but when I changed speakers to Sonus Faber it was far to dark sounding,almost veiled...You will notice Huff is using mostly Triangle speakers with the ECI6...I suspect with the right speakers the Electrocompaniet is beautifully musical but probably not so much with already warmish speakers...IMO the SimAudio 340i is a better all arounder,with a better Warranty & better North American support system for about the same $...

@freediver

Thanks so much for your very helpful comments!

It is supposed to be VERY good..I would disagree with earlier posts and say this unit is better than the Sim Audio, which is old tech now with their new north series. 

@jc51373 

Thanks for your comments. 

There are reviews around.  Also I own the ECI 6D, which is a version with a built in DAC, no streamer. 

I think it's really good ,gorgeous sound.  Tonality is excellent, and I like it better than tthe PS audio stellar strata integrated which I also owned at one time.  Two different sounds though one was not better than the other really, depends on your preference.  

My ECI 6D is collecting dust now however, as I have moved into separates with a pre-amp that is tube based from Rogue Audio, and two mono block amps from Auralic.  DAC is the Cyan2, though the onboard dac in the EC is no slouch and has slightly warm character. 

It took a lot to unseat it as my favorite.  The EC is apparently a well known name in the EU, but not so much here in the US.  They make excellent sounding components are are well worth a listen.  

I own the non-DAC/streamer version and like it quite a bit. It does not have quite the level of three dimensionality of my tubed gear, but it is very good and without any sense of harshness. It's a smooth and fairly lush sound while still retaining detail. The controller is a bit awkward in that it has oddly chosen labels for the inputs (HT, DVD, CD, and AUX). DVD and AUX are just a standard line level inputs, while CD is a balanced input. HT is home theater which I know nothing about. Who uses a DVD player in a $6200 integrated? Why is the balanced input labeled CD? Why not just balanced? It seems like they just repurposed an old controller which is odd in a flagship integrated amp. In reality it has very little impact on day to day use, but I dislike half-measures and this seems like a fairly simple thing to reprogram. All in all, it's a great sounding amp that can handle 2ohm loads which allows a very wide variety of speakers. It's also dead quiet. 

@patrickcarey , @jmalev 

Thanks for your comments