Burmester 218.....


I am glad to see Burmester is being talked about on these forums, they are superb gear in my opinion.

if you haven't had the chance to hear the 218 do yourself a favor and take a listen, I started my Burmester journey with a 956mk2, upgraded to a 911mk3, upgraded to the 216 and have now settled on the 218

going up a level with each amp they all got better, more dynamics, deeper/wider soundstage better control, you name it, drastically better.  the speed and dynamics of the 218 is as good as I have heard in quite some time

just wanted to share some of my journey and joy of owning Burmester, highly recommend.

ckr1969

Reading this thread my only conclusion is that Zuesman is a tool or stool who probably works for SimAudio. I have never heard Burmester but have never heard a SimAudio that sufficed

@immatthewj ,

Pretty silly of you to try to fool @zuesman .

As intricate and well thought out as it was, he nonetheless saw through your clever ruse...

You’re dealing with unmitigated genius!

@ckr1969 I have had a few of them.   I got the opportunity to meet Jeff Rowland - just a fantastic guy - he seems to put everything into the gear instead of advertising.   I started with the model 7's - a breath of fresh air when trying to drive Wilsons.    I have had the 625s2 - black as black and a great soundstage, but did not drive the mid bass as well as the 7's.  I now run the model 8, great resolution, and almost as good bass as the 7's.  If something ever happened to Rowland, I think I would buy the Burmester - only thing that I have heard that does not sound veiled.  Early on I never thought that an amp can make such a difference - today I think it is almost as important as the speakers.   You know, this is all subjective anyway.   I do run the Classe Sigma Amps in home theater - great amps for the right speaker, but they cannot drive low ohm loads.