Best Integrated, period.

Thankful, I too find this unit exceptional. Frankly, I found it hard to believe that it had an amp within. One feels little or no heat eminating from it. It works on my 86 db speakers as well as the 4 ohm load 93 db efficient speakers. I have yet to buy one at this point as I have one of John Tucker's LSA Statements. Its 200 watts per side is unneeded here. When I sell it, I will be getting the Exemplar Exception integrated amp.

Not having listened to every integrated amp (and who has?) I can not say what's the best. I can only speak from my experience. I've owned 4- NAD 3020; Naim Nait 3; Rogue Tempest II Magnum; currently a Pass INT-150.

I really did not care for the Naim and returned it- maybe it was defective but I found it very strident. The NAD was fun and I had that in my home office for a while. The Rogue was and remains excellent. I liked it more than my prior CJ gear but last year I decided that after 10 years of tubes, I was going back solid state.

I once heard an AR integrated and thought it has a little light in low end oomph.

Hi, Dan D Agistno just came out with an intergrated amp, Brand new product, I do not no anything about it yet, however, I seen pics on the net, very impressive work-man-ship, If it's anything like the amps, This would be an intergrated amp to be recond with!

Just jumping back in to give kudos to the Exemplar gear. I now have about several hours on this unit and it is really sounding great. I also have been using John's Exception DAC and the Oppo 105 as the transport. I have had some amazing gear on my rack (tube momo-blocks, etc...) but none have the beautiful SQ that the Exemplar Audio gear has. It is close in bass/lower end to the Bob Carver mono-blocks I owned but not quite there; however, it excels in every other area. Singer's voices are spot on especially the ladies. The pricing is great for such a fabulous component. I was never high on integrated amps but I have no desire to go back to separates.

The Rowland S2 is Class D....no thanks!