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Hegel H360 or H590 or Constellation Inspiration Integrated 1.0 for Magico A3
@iar, that will make audiotroy happy. Keep us informed of how your auditions go.. 
Hegel H360 or H590 or Constellation Inspiration Integrated 1.0 for Magico A3
@audiotroy I was referring to the Vitus RI-101 which is MUCH better than the RI-100, just like the Magico S5 Mk2 is MUCH better than the S5 Mk1. I really wish there was a rule against Dealers coming onto these boards and posting long infomercials ... 
Hegel H360 or H590 or Constellation Inspiration Integrated 1.0 for Magico A3
@iar, Fyi the Vitus RI-101 would be around $6k cheaper than the T+A PA3100HV and has a more stable psu which doubles down to 4 ohms, wider bandwidth, a fully balanced relay-based volume control taken from the SL-103 and MP-L201 preamplifiers, exce... 
Hegel H360 or H590 or Constellation Inspiration Integrated 1.0 for Magico A3
audiotroy                                                                                                        08-24-2018 6:48am 1,053 postsThe reason you will occassionaly see Magico shown with Constellation is Irv Gross was the salesmanger of... 
Hegel H360 or H590 or Constellation Inspiration Integrated 1.0 for Magico A3
@twoleftears + 1 on CH and Soulution. Really nice gear, though would be above the OP's budget. Magico are now using CH amps in their listening/testing room.  
Hegel H360 or H590 or Constellation Inspiration Integrated 1.0 for Magico A3
iar OP2 posts08-24-2018 12:10amI have the time to wait to hear the Hegel 590. The dealer said the Magico A3s are backordered and will take 3 or more months to be available. The A3’s which I recently reviewed are terrific. On a lesser budget than... 
Hegel H360 or H590 or Constellation Inspiration Integrated 1.0 for Magico A3
@denon1, I’ll run through your questions one by one.."How reliable the Vitus RI-101?" - I guess the first thing to say is, Vitus Audio are a luxury brand like AP or Hublot, not a mass market brand. Their new factory in Denmark is SOTA They are usi... 
Hegel H360 or H590 or Constellation Inspiration Integrated 1.0 for Magico A3
With your budget you wouldn’t be far off being able to afford a Vitus RI-101 on a deal. Having auditioned that amp recently with the A3's, I would be confident it would be a good bit better than even the Hegel H590, and will have better build quai... 
Upgrade from my Modwright KWA 100SE
@d2girls, have you heard the Maestro Anniversary Integrated? That said, the amp I mentioned to the OP is a brand new (and much more powerful) model.. 
Upgrade from my Modwright KWA 100SE
@jimbones Yes auditioning AA gear could be an issue, but you could talk to thier Canadian Distributor, Audio Alliance in Ontario who should be authorized to sell into the lower 48. They might offer a home trial + cost of shipping? Another amp I ca... 
Upgrade from my Modwright KWA 100SE
ps: Here are the specs on the Audio Analogue Donizetti Anniversary Power Amp : 2 x 250 Watts @ 8 ohms. 2 x 500 Watts @ 4 ohms. 2 x 1.000 Watt @ 2 ohms. Fully balanced. Dual mono configuration. Zero feedback circuit design. Audio grade discrete co... 
Have you heard the Sprout100?
Hazsve you seen the crazy video of Scott driving the Infinity IRS-V's with the Sprout100? Lol, but gotta say it held it's own. 
Upgrade from my Modwright KWA 100SE
I’ve heard the original KWA-150 & really liked that amp for the money. It had excellent build quality, sounded clean, resolving, tube-like and had excellent low level information, so it is a great choice if you like to listen at low or high li... 
Show us your Component Cabinet / Audio Racks!
Check out the Virtual systems section of A’gon & there are a ton of them... 
Help me upgrade my speakers?
What is your budget? Also what are your approx room dimensions (incl: ceiling height)? And what kind of music do you mostly listen to?