Best Integrated, period.

I have owned a VAC Sigma 160 Integrated with optional Bal input and MC Phonostage for about 6 months now. I would heartily recommend an audition to anyone looking for a high quality integrated amp. I use this with Tannoy speakers and TW Acustic Raven One analog and Macbook/ARC DAC8 for digital sources. Without getting crazy expensive, this setup more than meets my desires. It seems to handle authoritative bass like one would expect from a quality SS amp and has the liquidity and midrange quality that I have only experienced so far with good tube amps. Fewer boxes and cords are a nice bonus but the sound quality is what works for me. No interest in looking for something else at this point. Spending time buying more vinyl and discs/downloads. Hope this helps anyone looking to narrow their short list for audition.

Anyone heard the new ModWright KWI 200 Integrated yet? For starters, looks nice and has plenty of power.

Add Rega Osiris, another reference level int amp

Some others not mentioned that may be worth looking into.

Magnum Dynalab MD 309. This is a hybrid design. This one at least one great review.

Hegel H200. This one was the TAS component of the year for 2011.

Chapter Audio Precis 250S- compact nice looking. Has a class D amplification stage.

Leema Acoustics Element.

Canor Audio TP 106 VR- This is another nice look integrated and is hybrid design. They use the 6550 tubes.

Anyone heard the above integrated amps?

I had auditioned the Magnum Dynalab MD 309 in my home for 10 days, as I had a friend who owned it and he ''insisted'' I try it out.

Well, to keep things polite, Magnum should stick to tuners.And since tuners are pretty much ''out'' - what is for them to do except try to expand in other (and new to them) directions? This is about as far-removed as I can get from my idea of the best integrated out there.

The light show looks kind of ridiculous, while I found the sound to be sterile and not involving, unfortunately. For the price, ouch! Who are we kidding here?