I have the "stereo maraschino" and an arcam avr 600 - class a/b amp
sometimes i think the maraschino is amazing - an incredible tube amp sound from a class d amp.
sometimes i think the arcam is incredible - like you said - a more overall presentation of smoothness, coherence and musicality
I switch back and forth every couple of days it seems. swearing that one amp is better than the other - only to find myself swearing again that the other amp is better.
One thing that is quite obvious - that everytime i think my system is set - i hear something eventually that is "better" only to come back to what i was using originally.
sometimes i think the maraschino is amazing - an incredible tube amp sound from a class d amp.
sometimes i think the arcam is incredible - like you said - a more overall presentation of smoothness, coherence and musicality
I switch back and forth every couple of days it seems. swearing that one amp is better than the other - only to find myself swearing again that the other amp is better.
One thing that is quite obvious - that everytime i think my system is set - i hear something eventually that is "better" only to come back to what i was using originally.