Opinions on best integrated under 10k?


Father Christmas has been early and left me a very sizable bonus check!
So time to spend it before the other half can....

Looking at building another system but thinking of just a very high power integrated amp.
Wish list...
200w or more.
Balanced inputs
Digital inputs
Phono inputs

A quick look shows items like McIntosh ma7900 and Mark levinson ml585 which both seem to fulfill all or the majority of my wants.
Sure there are others.
So thoughts and any current or previous owners of suitable candidates please chime in
Thank you in advance
uberwaltz

Showing 2 responses by kalali

Hegel makes good integrateds. Also, according to the Stereophile measurements, Witt is not a very difficult load to drive as compared to other similar size Wilson's. You should try the previously recommended Pass INT-60 for an in-home trial and may be pleasantly surprised. No DAC.
I have no experience with this particular unit but almost every preamp or integrated I've owned with two pre-outs, both outputs were always active at the same time and at the same level. The only exception I've seen is one of my current preamps as a separate level for one of the pre-outs so the output levels can be matched if the two pairing amplifiers have different input sensitivities. Doesn't the Hegel have a headphone output jack?