... I, like you my friend, am searching for a New (meaning new piece of equipment) or New-To-Me Integrated, and there is a plethora of stuff out there!
I am presently using a Phillips High Fidelity Labratories Pre-Amplifier (c.1980) with an Onkyo A7 Integrated amp (c.1978) as power ( about 65w/c/8 ohms); I enjoy the Onkyo straight as an integrated but get more definition and depth with the seperate pre... (speakers: Vintage JBL L25 creatures (c. 1972); new-vintage-on-the-way Gershman Avant Garde RX-20s (c.2000)
Being recently retired, and looking to consolidate, I want a higher powered integrated that could possibly be my last "power" purchase, and then spend the rest of my life swapping in and out with other speakers and sources (TT and CD/DACs)...
Am investigating the GamuT Di150 ($9800) or their Limited Edition (+$2000), but after reading so much of the Gurus opinions here, I may reconsider my price point and look into the Primaire and others, less expensive, like the Hegel and Parasound.
Thanks for your questioning - it many times helps alot of others out, without you The Questioner knowing it...
