Opinions on best integrated under 10k?

uberwaltz,
Think about MCINTOSH, MARK LEVINSON, ACCUPHASE AND PASS LABS if you need Power. 
IMO you could have an excellent Class A amp with this money 💰!
And an excellent DAC too, IF YOU NEED PURE SOUND.

Any other Hegel integrated owners have a solution to get headphone output?

Not a Hegel owner. but you can make one of this:

Headphone Adapter for Power Amplifiers

Well I did end up selling the Hegel H300 as I did not want to modify it to give a full line out signal that could possibly effect its later resale value, some people are funny about stuff like that.

But I was sufficiently impressed with the sq that I replaced it with another Hegel, the H160. This has overkill for headphones...lol, it has a headphone jack AND full line outs if I desired to use a headphone amp, now why could the H300 not have had at least ONE of these options....doh.

Any way in the real world of my room I really cannot tell much difference between the H300/H160 250/150w power outputs.

So for now it is just time to play music and listen and enjoy

Now if can just find a buyer for my BAT power amp before I start looking at DAC/PRE units again......

So as always I wonder if the grass is greener etc.

Even though pretty happy with the Hegel H160, now wondering what a fair chunk more might buy.

Contemplating Plinius Hiato and Jeff Rowland Continuum S2.

Any direct experience from anybody with either?

uberwaltz

 I have been wanting to audition a Plinius integrated, as well as, the Mark Levinson No. 585.

Any dealers/retailers near your locale?
Happy Listening!