High End Integrated Choices

I have heard the Mac and until recently owned the Bat VK300XSE with 6h30 supertubes, remote and phono. I loved the Bat, the thing has power to burn, especially for your 805s speakers. The personality of the BAT tended toward the ever so slightly dark side...not a negative at all as the B&W's need it in my opinion. The BAT only has 1 single ended input (2 if no phono board I think). It has been awhile so I won't offend the intelligence of this group by doing a comparison from memory over a 3 year time period. I liked the Bat alot but I went all tube Cary. If I were going to buy the BAT again, I promise I would buy the version with the 6922 input stage so I could have some fun rolling tubes. You can't roll 6h30 tubes as they all sound so similar....not "tubey" enough for me over the long haul. Good luck.

Geoff

I like your speakers(owned the N805). I would suggest adding the new line of Classe integrateds in your list. Having that said, the older CAP-151 might just cut it at a cheaper price.

There is the Blue Circle FtTh tube/hybrid integrated. Lists for $4695. BC also has a high end solid state model.

There are a huge number of high end integrateds. You seem to only be interested in tubes but I listed solid state too. This list is not a "short" list to investigate; you can read up in the forums and Google to go to the websites: VAC, Musical Fidelity kw500 or Trivista, ASR Emitter, Plinius 9200, Einstein, Cary, Bryton B100 (may not be enough power), Mark Levinson, Jeff Rowland , Rogue, Manley, YBA, Classe, Audiomat, Zanden, Jadis, Accuphase, Lecteur, Dussun (new from China), MBL 7008. I have experience with the Plinius 9200 (tube like, very smooth,and refined 200 watts per channel) Dussun V8i (again another tubelike integrated 250 watts per channel of brute force and a great value) I've read that B&W's like current and power.