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Opinions on best integrated under 10k?

Father Christmas has been early and left me a very sizable bonus check!
So time to spend it before the other half can....

Looking at building another system but thinking of just a very high power integrated amp.
Wish list...
200w or more.
Balanced inputs
Digital inputs
Phono inputs

A quick look shows items like McIntosh ma7900 and Mark levinson ml585 which both seem to fulfill all or the majority of my wants.
Sure there are others.
So thoughts and any current or previous owners of suitable candidates please chime in
Thank you in advance
uberwaltz
bobheinatz
730 posts
 
I heard the Continuum S2 and couldn't believe how good a classD amp could sound.  Made me a believer.
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troutchoker
66 posts
 
Any PrimaLuna will do and you’ll have enough left over to buy pot for the next year.
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robelvick
619 posts
 
Gold Note IS-1000

Another no-tube recommendation, but this looks very promising. 
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uberwaltz OP
13,381 posts
 
Picked up an Esoteric d-07 DAC and an Ayre A7XE for very fair money and will be giving that combo a try out.
Have to say will be hard to beat out the Lyngdorf in my main room but want to test this combo in there and hear what it can do.
If not a better fit than the Lyngdorf then it will have a home probably with the Scansonic speakers in the upcoming summer home so it will all be good.
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robelvick
619 posts
 
Uber,

Thanks for the update.  I've come close to pulling the trigger on that Ayre a few times, but a little underpowered for the speakers I had at the time.

I'm really interested in how the Esoteric sounds compared to the Lyngdorf for digital.  Looks like the D-07 is an older DAC.  I wonder how it compares to all the new technology digital has made recently.  I'm looking at DACs now too, and there are tons of older models for great prices.  Very tempting.
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