Best Integrated, period.

Joeyboynj, have you been out of the country or without the internet? Why all the postings?

DarTZeel CTH 8550- and its not remotely close

Keithr, what do you mean? What is not even close to the DarTZeel? All integrateds?

I think he means that nothing performs close to the DarTZeel. I sure hope he's right because the cost of admission is up there. I'm not implying it's not worth it. It's a matter of means and priority.

I believe two of these maybe poweramps with passive preamps at the front, that have input switching, no active preamplifier as such, the Vitus SS101, and APL UA-S1.
Many are doing this these days, esspecially among tube integrateds.

Cheers George