I had an 8200 integrated for a few months 3 years ago when I sold my Aleph 5 & actually having it made me decide to stick with separates. It was powerful but lacked the detail & soundstage (of course) of the Pass I had & the Ayre I went to. As I understand it, these deficiencies have been addressed with newer versions but I can't say that for a fact, as I've not auditioned one since.
Plinius 8200 or Sim I5?
I'm changing my bedroom system. I want to swap out my amp and pre-amp and go with a good integrated that would work well with my Dynaudio 1.3 SE speakers. I've read the forums and the Plinius 8200 and Sim Audio I5 have been repeatedly mentioned as mating well with Dyns. Between these two which would you choose and why?
I cannot audition either. Taking into account that Dyns like a lot of high quality power it would appear that the 8200, 175 watts versus 75 watts for the I5, would be superior. What do you think?
Thanks
I cannot audition either. Taking into account that Dyns like a lot of high quality power it would appear that the 8200, 175 watts versus 75 watts for the I5, would be superior. What do you think?
Thanks