All in One amp up to $7k
Hi, needed some advice.
Looking for an all in one amplifier- including streaming. Had earlier settled on and bought a Hegel 590 - but could not ship it to Dubai from the US, sold it to a friend of mine.
Any recommendations? In the $5k-$7k range? At least 150w into 8 Ohms.
I had looked at Gold Note- but not completely sure. PS Audio Stellar Strata MK2 fits the bill though not sure how good it is.
Also though I didn’t listen to the Hegel H590 I have this feeling that it would have been awesome.
I'd consider the Atoll SDA-300 (or 200). $5500 all in one. 150W, 2 toroidal transformers, dedicated power supplies for analogue stages as well as the dac. Discrete class A preamp circuitry. Burr brown dac I, personally, like the advice of a separate streamer and integrated due to the ever changing streaming technology. |
@greenngoldcheesehead Have heard a lot about Atoll. In Dubai, difficult to find. Maybe on my next trip to Europe- sometime next year. I did try the Devialet Expert 220 earlier this week. Small package - breadth and width as much as Project turntable. Height almost nothing. Great sound. Decent remote. Pathetic app. No Tidal support. Overall the sound was good, very good but could not better the Gato/Eversolo A6 combo. So returned it. |
https://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2023/04/04/aavik-u-150-integrated-amp-review-2023/ A Used Aavik U-150 if you are lucky enough to find one....20K new. 7-8K on the used market. Loaded!!!! |
@mbmi I could get one at a very good price. Maybe $6k. But it doesn't have a streamer. so not decided. over the last 2 days got home a Musical Fidelity m2Si for a home demo. It sings and for the price (new $1k) it sings beautifully. It held more than a candle to the $4.5k Gato Amp 150. I could not tell the difference between 72W and 150W. But then I am not sure if that is a reason to buy it. |
