Einstein The Final Cut vs. Graaf GM20 Mono

I heard Einsteins quite few times and I also know the Graafs 20 ... but I never had the opportunity to hear them with Mewrlins. So, no direct answer to your question - and anyway, fairly soon you will be able to find it for yourself ....

My guess though is that you will not get big improvement with Einstein over the Graafs. I do not believe that there will be any improvement at all. It will sound differently though ...

I find Graafs excellent amps and I wouldn't be keen to replace them.

Fosse, I understand. Not knowing the Einstein's, I would say that if it has the magic of the OTLs I am familiar with, that it should work very well. For my taste, OTLs are the best sounding approach to amplifier design, IF you have speakers that can match well with them, the Merlins work very well with OTLs so I suspect you will be happy with your decision. Good luck.

Fosse, I understand. Not knowing the Einstein's, I would say that if it has the magic of the OTLs I am familiar with (Joule, Atma - not that familiar with the Graaf), that it should work very well. For my taste, and apparently yours, OTLs are the best sounding approach to amplifier design, IF you have speakers that can match well with them, the Merlins work very well with OTLs so I suspect you will be happy with your decision. Now, if you will like it better than your Graaf's, I think you will have to tell us that. Good luck.

If you live in Norway, try out the awesome Hegel H10.

Fosse: It was in fact the Final Cut OTL amp. Sorry about the HUGE delay in getting back to you, I had forgotten about this thread and have been deep into DAC comparisons and reviews.