Best Integrated, period.


Has anyone compared, Gryphon Diablo, Gamut Di150, Vitus SS101, Krell FBI, APL UA-S1 Jeff Rowland Continuum 500? Please add what you found to be best integrated.
perrew
Perrew thanks for your comments!

I compared the Diablo against Graff (many models), Consonance (single ended and forbidden city), Mcintosh MC-2102+C2200, aesthetix calypso + atlas, edge (the 10.000 model), nagra ( the pyramid monblocks) are quite a few I can remember!

Trust me, you cant go wrong with the gryphon!

It has all the advantages of good solid state amps plus a great timbre and lack of harshness in the upper frequencies!
No such thing as best because there is also synergy components at play.
But I would put Plinius, Accuphase, Gryphoon, Jeff Rowland, ML 383 on that list as well.
How about the Unico 200? Is it in the same league as these others?

Also, how about any of the larger Musical Fidelity integrateds?
Berning ZH270. It may not be what you expect, with a volume pot and two line in,but it is something to have heard. I own the Accuphase E550, which I consider wonderful, and on a par with the Einstein "the absolute tune", Pathos TT - the Berning is something alltogether different.
good luck
I did an extensive comparison of the Gryphon Diablo and the Gamut DI150.
The Gryphon is an excellent amp, but there was no question in my mind that the Gamut was clearly superior, and I bought it.
The Gryphon seemed to have slightly more bass weight and was slightly richer, but also a little more congested, cloudy, or confused, especially when many instruments came together. The Gryphon also had slight hardness to some higher frequency female voices and some of the bass notes.
The Gamut was immediately much more open and spacious with lots of air between the instruments, and a much more 3D soundstage. Great depth and width! The voices and instruments themselves sounded cleaner and more accoustic to me, as if someone cleaned the window you are looking through, but also a slightly leaner sound throughout. To me the Gamut had less bass, but the bass was more musical and cleaner.
Since owning and running it in fully, I have found the slightly lean sound is gone, with the right choice of cables.