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Integrated Curiosity
Hello all,
I was finally able to get a hold of some of my dreamed of speakers. I’m running expensive speakers on a cheap tube integrated amp with 45 watts. It sounds lovely, fleshed out beautiful mids, good soundstage, smooths out bad recordings- you know, very tube-like.
I want to go to the other end of the spectrum. Solid state, priority on slam, dynamic, a dampening factor, bass control, detail oriented, leaning towards analytical is ok. Big power is a plus.
Im curious about older Krell integrateds, I’ve heard Hegel and enjoy them. Really want to draw on the experience here for other ideas.
budget around $2500
Thanks much for your thoughts,
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Depending on how much power you think you need, here are a couple Hegels that are reputed to have very high damping factors… https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650063339-hegel-h190-sealed/ Krell would also seem to be a great choice, so I think you’re on the right track. From what I’ve read the Krell might be a little warmer sounding of the two, but take that for what it’s worth. Best of luck. |