SS Int Amps, $1500-5k choices ??

any thoughts ?? possible choices are Naim,Bryston,Mac 6500...size cant be too big...anybody hear these or others, thanks

superhonestben04-25-2005 9:57pm

eril Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 52 posts 04-26-2005 at 06:02am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Bryston was uneven. Plinius powerful, very smooth but not good for rock ( a bit slow to my ears). Cairn 4810 quick and sweet. Naim quick but a tad grey sounding. Vecteur I6.2 lovely and powerful. Look at Audia Flight One too.
snowball Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 48 posts 04-26-2005 at 06:07am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete It seems a hot ticket is the Edge G3 integrated. Be sure to check review in the TAS Feb/Mar issue. Edgeamp.com. Another is the BAT hybrid integrated. $4-5,000 buys you a whole lot more than $1500-2000.
miler Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 9 posts 04-27-2005 at 03:17pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I was very happy with my SimAudio i-5 until I got the new BVaudio A300SE. BVaudio has much clearer and faster sound with great dynamics and speaker control than my previous i5. This is the best integrated I had so far, comparing with i5, MusicalFidelity A300 and ML #383, all of them fall short.