Best Integrated, period.

Audiozen, I couldn't afford much back then. Later I want a Fisher 500, but they had been discontinued. I bought a Fisher 400T. My first transistor amp; what a joke! Strangely, I am back to all transistor equipment now.

I would love to be able to go back to those earlier times when I was convinced that I had good sound. I bet I didn't!

Tube: Leben
SS: Jeff Rowland Concentra II
Buy used

Hi to everyone, I write form Italy.

I am a proud owner of the Luxman 509u class AB integrated amplifier.

I think it's one of the best int.amps in the world, very neutral and balanced sound, it's able to drive any speaker (Luxman demoed the 509u with B&W 802D) and to play every kind of music.
Very fast, dynamic sound with great extension on top and bottom end, great soundstage depht, the best bass control in an integrated amplifier, today.

In my room it drives B&W 803D speakers, cables are all (power cords, balanced interconnects and two pairs of speaker cables in biwire configuration) Cardas Golden Reference, source Luxman D06.
A Purepower APS 3000 regenerator will make the sistem complete (I ordered it two days ago).

I used to have Luxman 509u and while very good, neutral integrated, my current chinese Vincent V-60 is a much better sounding amplifier for half the cost (must be the tubes). Of course, wouldn't be able to drive B&W speakers.

There is no "period".