Is There any Truly "High End" Integrated Amp?



I'm a reasonably well experienced audio nut and have tried a number of "good" integrated amps. I wonder, though, if there are integrated amps that are good enough for the "best", most revealing speakers. (Think Avalon Eidolon, Verity Parsifal, various JM Lab Utopias, and a variety of other fine speakers that do not have mammoth power requirements.)

People talk about the Levinson, the Musical Fidelity KW-500 and the lesser MF amps, the BAT integrated, The Rowland Concerto, etc. etc. etc.

I would like to hear from people who have actually tried the top tier of integrated amps and would be very interested in learning of their findings.

Don't need to be the most expensive. Could be the YBA Passion, Classe, MacIntosh 6900, Krell 400i, or any of a number of integrated amps that are supposed to sound good.

Hope to hear some good feedback.

Thanks very much.
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I was at CES and saw that Graaf is introducing a new tube integrated. Looked and sounded very nice. May want to try the Gryphon as well.
I am using a T+A V10 on Focal JM Labs Nova Utopia BE. This is the most amazing peice of gear I have gotten in my store ! I use this with Transparent Cable !
you may all laugh but the qinpu a 8000 is definately a contender. it easily bests my old bow zz1 and is a better sounding unit than an audio reseach ls9 +mccormack dna .5 delux and is cheaper-beware of the chinese they are serious.
Have you heard of Simaudio's new Moon i-7? It's supposed to kick as, according to Sim, deliberately underpriced for "extreme market penetration" as someone told me. Check it out - I'll bet it will sound excellent.
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