Integrated Amp to match with Magico A3

You can also try out Lyngdorf 2170 or 3400 at your home.

It can be hit or miss, that is , dependent on system.

It works like magic with Vaughn Cabernet speakers but not a good match with Lansche 4.1.

Another nice thing is it also works as excellent Dac and room correction.

Get Hegel 590 integrated. 

Luxman L-509x.

Look at Esoteric integrated sounds great and its built like a tank.

I was all set to buy the A3 and the ML 585 integrated after a good audition with several amps and DACs in the same room before I got to that combo. I approached it from both much more expensive gear (top end ML separates + Chord DAVE) to lower priced gear (Benchmark DAC3 + AHB2 amp) until I found the A3 + ML 585 sounding combo to be best for my cost comfort.

The sound aspects that I liked about the ML 585 is that it has a lot of power, a great midrange, good layering and separation of instruments, a big soundstage, fatigue free, and it sounded coherent across all volume levels (the last 2 are very important for me). The built-in DAC in the 585 was also pretty good though not as good as the Chord DAVE.

This system was going to go into my new office but it turned out that the home office I ended up with was too small for the A3 (known only after speaker audition). I am currently using the Audience 1+1 V3 in the office and it is perfect for the room but I do miss the lower range of sound.

The A3 maybe in the plans for my living room in 2019 but one thing I am definitely getting is a ML integrated for my office. There are 2 newer cheaper and less powerful models than the 585, 5805 and 5802. I am currently using a Peachtree Nova 150 in the office which I borrowed from the bedroom.

I am going to buy new from the dealer since they guided me to this piece however, if I did not go to a dealer, I would buy one of the 2 ML 585’s listed today on A’gon for under $6.5k. Highly recommended for the Magico A3.