Integrated Amp Choices
Rogue Audio Pharaoh might be worth a look. Class D (Hypex) and Tube hybrid from a company with a good reputation and reasonable pricing. But lacks onboard DAC I do believe. But could add external with money saved then pick up the flex to upgrade it down the line. Chord Qutest and Musical Fidelity M6sR with warranty over on TMR for $1.5k http://rogueaudio.com/Products_Pharaoh.htm |
b_limo - Thanks, what about the DACs in the Hegels, would you recommend using them or going external? It seems a lot of these recommended amps have internal DACs which bumps up the price. Then, it seems, most people here recommend using an outboard DAC. pesky_wabbit - Love the handle! I have heard good things about the Leben, there is even a dealer here with in a few hours of my place. Most of the small dealers don't carry stock on these more exclusive pieces, so pretty tuff to demo even if they are close by. |
geof3, jafant - I have heard good things about both Hegel and AYRE thank you. I have listened to some of these amps, but I cannot hear them all. I was looking to see which amp would get the most support or votes and work from the top of the list down, hopping to nail the right one, first time around (can you imagine?) That said, SimAudio is the clear front runner so far. It’s funny, Sim Audio has been around for a long time, but I found 2 dealers recently, when I was on my speaker venture, that are now really pushing their products, like they had just newly discovered them. Good stuff and a proven track record, but I’m sure the US/Canada exchange rate comes into play as well. I see the Martin Logan 60xti made the front cover of the Spring edition of the Audio Advisor flyer. Also wanted to mention, the dealer that we demoed the Triangles at was a big time Naim dealer. It seems there are many, many dealers, within close proximity of each other that carry the Naim brand. |
The other speaker we auditioned, which gets little fan fare here is the Martin Logan 60xti coming in at a lessor $3600 a pair. https://www.martinlogan.com/en/product/motion-60xti There was a recent thread that covered something about women having a keen musical ear, this is why I like my wife to accompany me on these demos. She picks out things that I certainly can’t. She is also a ML fan girl, and she felt the 60s had some of the bigger electrostatic attributes but with a much larger sound stage (no head in the vice). I had no trouble listening to them either. Heard the MLS with a McIntosh MA 5300 |
The CODA CSiB is great. So good that I decided to sell it and get the CODA separates (07x and deciding on #8 or #16). The KRELL K-300i integrated is also great. I thought the KRELL was a little smoother and had more bass than the CODA. Both are a touch warm and were amazing on my RAAL SR1a. Which need warmth. |
The Triangles and a Tube Integrated that can handle the minimum 3.3 ohms. Include MM Phono at least, deal with MC later, many built-in MC Phono stages are not adjustable parameters, may not be best for an eventually chosen MC cartridge. I’m loving my new Luxman Tube SQ-N150, only 10 wpc, enough for my small office, not enough power for you. That Luxman SS you picked is a beauty. The McIntosh, amazing and more than likely it will hold it's value. |
The triangles are very clean and need a warmer amp No Sim or anthem or musical fidelity Aesthithiix is a hybrid so that is good We sell alot of top of the line integrated amplifiers we have a unison research unico 150 amazing hybrid new 7150drmo 4500 Also the coda csib is one of the Best integrated amps under 10k Dave and troy Audio intellect nj Coda and unison Dealers |
"...Ok, let’s add this russ99 https://www.musicalfidelity.com/products/m8series/m8xi..." Great choice, and something that will last a lifetime. Great sound with any loudspeaker. |
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