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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
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Question for anybody who owns the EX8 as well or has knowledge of this aspect.

The manual states you can connect a USB drive to one of its USB host ports and be able to play music files contained theirin.

However I see no way to actually access or see the files on the USB drive.

Anybody know how?

Thanks
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Well I got it figured.

When it said USB flash drive it seems it REALLY meant just a flash drive!

Would not read or recognize my Western Digital USB hard drive but plug an actual flash drive into same socket and files are then found under the mconnect app.

I wonder if it is because the USB hard drive probably needs 5v USB power to actually spin? Very likely now I think about it and these USB ports are probably not outputting USB power.
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uberwaltz
Thank You for the updates on your EX-8. I can relate to the quality of Ayre products. I will take a different audio path, as I am wonderfully attached, on CD/SACD discs. That was the quality factor which struck me with the AX-5 Twenty- it is a straight up (simple) integrated amp. DAC/Server/Streamer capabilities via the QX-5 Twenty sold separately.

Happy Listening!
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uberwaltz
Keep me posted on the fuse changing/rolling on your Ayre gear. Meanwhile, check out my newest DX-5 acquisition over on Virtual Systems.
Happy Listening!
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Jafant
That DX5 is one heck of a sweet player, congratulations.
The EX8 is making me VERY happy indeed, it will take something very special indeed to remove this from my system and probably includes a win on the lottery!
The old CEC belt drive CD player I acquired has leased much new life into my CD collection played through my system now.
Still prefer my vinyl but CD has never sounded so good as right now.
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