Icon Audio, any opinions?
You don't see much of them, but I've heard a few of their integrated valve amps over the years and they seemed really enjoyable. I'm throwing together a 3rd system in a spare room and might want to go for an integrated. Any users?
I am looking at their 300B and 845 models, though I'd consider others as well. I have a spare set old Evolution Acoustics Micro One speakers that I would start out with, although I would eventually try other models just for fun. The room is smaller so I don't need a ton of power.
@pdreher I picked one up but am still working out the rest of the details for this system. It's just sitting here in the box for now. I did open it up to inspect it and I love the looks of it though. Even better in person with the copper metal piece, very sharp looking. Might be a while still before I get everything set up though. |
@996turbo911 are you enjoying the Icon 300B? |
Definitely go with the upgrades, I did with the preamp. I assume you're in the US, I used https://www.audioarcan.com/ but that was a couple years ago, they are located in Canada so not sure if the tariffs affect it, Warren was great to work with. JD |
Thank you for the feedback everyone. I think that settles it, I'm going to give them a try and see how it goes. Looking at the Stereo 300 mkII which is a 300B design with 30 watts per channel. Looks like they offer factory capacitor upgrades, I always go for that if possible as the caps make a huge impact on the final sound. |
