Integrated Amp comparison

Although it is no longer in production, I bought a Joule VAMP integrated used. I have it on my Merlin VSMs now and I love it. I am partial to the Joule stuff as I have a VZN80. It is an absolute steal at the price you can get it for used. Don't let the fact that it is not in production fool you - production was not halted because of a lack of performance.

Jim

Warrenth, I am a little confused as to your comment about a lack of posts on this thread. Are you insinuating that no one would want to consider these models when the passion integre exists, or just that this thread is pointless? If the ladder, then why comment at all?

As for the real business of the thread, I am a little concerned that the YBA would not have enough balls to drive a current hungry pair of ribbon speakers (piegas). The stereophile review also commented about some problems with fuses as well...can you comment on that?

The best integrated amp I've ever heard (and I've owned over 20 of them including the Red Rose 5) is the Mistral LE. For $1495 you simply can't beat it. The best giant killer system available is:

Naim CD5
Flatcap2
Mistral LE
Quad 989

That system will be the last one you will purchase.

Coreyman. Relax my friend. Please don't feel that I was discounting the validity of your post. I meant nothing negative by it. I sent a post, but they must have disallowed it because of the word b...s. You've got some great things there, but it's hard to find people who've listened to exactly what you're interested in buying, in an a b comparison. You never posted anything about the speakers you're going to be driving. In the case of b...s, the MF is the one. As far as sound. Well, that's up to you, but the Passion did it for me. peace, warren

Warrenh,
upon further review, your enthusiasm for the yba is to be lauded. I ended up buying the e407, so I will let you know how it turns out.