@yogiboy The Belles Aria has very good tonality/coherence and musical flow that most budget amplifiers lack. Had my sister’s audio gear when she was in the process of moving. Had 3 amplifiers on hand...my current Esoteric A 03/C 03 previously used a Valve Audio Predator and her Belles Aria. The Aria was taxed driving my Focus Audio FS 8 speakers that have a claimed 91db sensitivity with 4ohm/3ohm minimum. What I have read is the Focus Audio FS 8 has a very difficult phase shift that my Esoteric and Predator were never taxed although the Predator lost liquidity at higher volume. My point is specs can be very misleading which means a demo is almost a necessity when unsure about amp/speaker synergy.
Hegel integrated amps are best suited for Home Theater applications.