Ultimate Integrated amps


Here's a list of ultimate Integrated amps between 30-50K for people who want a simple rig with no compromise :
Dan D'agostino Momentum IntegratedAudionet HumboldtVitus SIA-30CH Precision I1Aavik U-380Jeff Rowland Daemon
Soulution 530
Feel free to add others that you know of or share your experience if you own one of them.Cheers
thieliste
At about $23K, the T+A PA 3100 HV may be part of your list, albeit cheaper than $30K
Why are people so fascinated with ultra high end amps ? Most of the time they look pretentious and right out ugly, often of course speaker dependent, a LFD amp or Lavardin would sound just as well, if not better, amps with lots of watts and mammoth power supply is not always giving the best sound, often a nimble Alfa Romeo is better that a Lamborghini!!! Maybe if we were better choosing speaker with easier load, then the smaller amps would arguably be better sounding than an overbuilt mammoth!This was written with tongue in cheek ;-) in part...

Just because you are not going to pair a $15k integrated with $100K speakers.I don't see a Lavardin integrated driving a pair of Wilson Alexx, just makes sense.Regarding T+A, it might me a very good amp but this brand just like Aavik doesn't hold it's value IMO as opposed to Dartzeel, Vitus, CH Precision, d'Agostino, Gryphon, Luxman, Accuphase, Nagra and others to name a fiew.I would be careful when investing such a chunk of money in an amp of whatever gear that is.That doesn't mean T+A and Aavik are not good, they just lack image IMO.
The craziest and most insane solid state integrated ever built is most likely the Vitus MP-I201 at 126 kg and a €100k price tag.I wonder who would spend 100k on an integrated.