Integrated Amps: How Good?


How good are the expensive solid state int. amp like Mark Levinson No 383 or Musical Fidelity M3 compare to their pre/pro counterpart?
Any inputs? Thanks in advance.
bigboy

Showing 1 response by trelja

Integrateds are very good these days. When I was in the market for a new tube power amp, I was struck by the sound of the Jadis integrated I came across. While I was initially leary of purchasing an integrated, I could find NO better amp(int or power) at this price point($3K to $5K). Needless to say I bought it. Soon afterward I read the manufacturer's comments on the ML integrated. Their position was that unless the a perfect match was attained by the interconnect, the new integrated would be superior in sound to their equivalents separates. All that, at about half the price.