The Evo is one of the best integrated amp in the world... Its in the different league from other one you ve mentioned. Its even better than Audio Note Japaneses models, price notwithstanding, and yes I ve compared them extensively, granted not the same set up, but still .. The only ones comparable to it is New Audio Frontier, also from Italy... There was a dealer from Arizona here not long ago adverting the Evo for $7500, which is an absolute steal!!!! I doubt you d find anything approaching it at sane pricing.