Ultimate Integrated amps

I will probably get the Audionet Humboldt.

I have auditioned most integrated mentioned here and the new king of integrated IMO is the Audionet Humboldt sharing first place with d'Agostino Momentum.Obviously just my opinion.

Guys there has been multiple threads discussing resonably priced integrated amps and there are too many amps under $20K to list them all.On the other hand 30 to 50K integrated are pretty rare and it would be nice to have your thoughts on why you went that route instead of the separates route at this price point.I did audition the CH Precision I1 driving Vivid Giya3, that combo was really smooth and liquid sounding.Also heard the Audionet Humboldt at Munich driving Dynaudios, i did not like this combo at all, not a good pairing imo.Borresen speakers would have been great with the Humboldt.I would like to audition the d'Agostino Momentum Int, if some of you are familiar with this piece please share your experience.

I'm still searching the ultimate integrated amp to build an end game rig with very little gear.So far my favorite ones are the d'Agostino Momentum Int and the Vitus SIA-030.I found the CH Precision a bit behind in terms of grunt.The speakers will be the Borresen 03s.Anyone heard the Audionet Humboldt ?

In the Lower price range the Gryphon Diablo 300 is the best bang for the buck and it can drive just about everything.

The D'Agostino is really the ideal integrated if you want the best of both worlds tube and solid state sound in one single package.The sound is extremely engaging, organic, smooth, fast, detailed and very solid bass, it's never analitycal.The Vitus is pretty close but not as warm sounding.It is very transparent, fast, big slam and liquid sounding like CH Precision.The CH doesn't have the slam of the Vitus.I also know the Diablo 300 quite well and IMO the Vitus is in another league.

Low power tubes will never be able to max out Borresen speakers unfortunately.The Borresen team uses their Aavik U-380 to power them.

IMO the Vitus 030 is the sweat spot if you want an ultra high end integrated with no compromise that can equal 50k worth of pre-power.Regarding the d'Agostino you pay a lot for the case work unfortunately.I would not put my money on the Aavik but that's my own opinion.

The craziest and most insane solid state integrated ever built is most likely the Vitus MP-I201 at 126 kg and a €100k price tag.I wonder who would spend 100k on an integrated.

Just because you are not going to pair a $15k integrated with $100K speakers.I don't see a Lavardin integrated driving a pair of Wilson Alexx, just makes sense.Regarding T+A, it might me a very good amp but this brand just like Aavik doesn't hold it's value IMO as opposed to Dartzeel, Vitus, CH Precision, d'Agostino, Gryphon, Luxman, Accuphase, Nagra and others to name a fiew.I would be careful when investing such a chunk of money in an amp of whatever gear that is.That doesn't mean T+A and Aavik are not good, they just lack image IMO.

This Brama integrated looks like a very nice piece of gear, most likely the only one with 300B linestage.

@fredorama I've owned the Diablo 300 for a year but unfortunately it didn't work out for my speakers, it was way too bright in the trebel and bass was not impressive at all.

I sold it a couple of month ago and purchased a Vitus SIA-025 Mk2 which is class A, it is much more refined and delivers much more current than the Diablo 300.

The Vitus is very smooth and liquid sounding.

I'm sure the Diablo 300 would pair well with Wilson Audio speakers.

@rick2000 The Audionet Humboldt is definitely my favorite integrated, i've demoed it in my system it is spectacular!

You also have the Vitus SIA-030 and the Pilium Leonidas in this categogy

@swede58  The Diablo 300 is a very bad match for Thiel speakers that's for sure.

Bass was terrible on my Thiel, very lean and not musical and very bright trebel.

I'm sure the Diablo 300 is a very good integrated but not with Thiel speakers!

Aavik I-880 $70k.