Integrated Amp for Spora


Looking for a SS Integrated that would tame/ warm up the beryllium tweeter of Spora.  Dealer recommended Macintosh or Hegel. Are these equally warm?  Any other contenders? 

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Normally I would say Naim but their integrated (Supernait 3) may not be high enough end for what you are looking for.  The Uniti Nova would be a good choice if you are looking for an all-in-one.  Naim and Focal are same company and focal is voiced using Naim amps. 

 

There are tons of integrated's that will do the job though. 

I would look at the AVM OvationA6.2ME.  It has plenty of power, can handle the low impedance and Herb Reichert gave it a great review a few months ago and Stereophile gives this unit and A rating.  It is warm and sweet.  You will get nice tight bass as this will not struggle to drive them which can be an issue with some tube amps.

I have used the 5.2 integrated with Sopra 1s, Vivid Kaya 45s, Perlisten S4bs and a variety of other low impedance speakers and it matches well.  The 6.2ME is just more refined as it is AB with a MOSFET output stage rather than Class D with a tube input stage.  

There are a million others.  Mark Levinson, Boulder, Aesthetix, Luxman, Sugden, Pass, Rogue, etc...  Everyone is going to have their favorites.  All will do well with small differences in flavor.    I am biased in favor of SS/Hybrid Class D with Focal due to the lower impedance requirements.  

Full disclosure, I am a dealer for Naim, AVM and Hegel but there are obviously lots of other dealers.  Good luck.