Without question... the Line Magnetic integrated amps... will amaze you. Just incredible resolution of detail, clarity, and 3d soundstage. Those mentioned above are as good as it gets!
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The Raven Audio Blackhawk has the best sound out of the box- truly high end rich yet transparent. If you need more power the Rogue CM II/III can sound nearly as good with some tube rolling of the 5 small signal tubes. May have been supporting systems but I did not care for the sound of the Line Magnetic integrated amps. The Primaluna sound very good but tend to have a certain flavor to the sound and have too many tubes to deal with for me to bother. |
Here’s Huff’s review of the Line Magnetic amp, which sounds very much like their amps noted above. Though, I think I might even like the LM 518ia, or LM 805ia a bit better. Huff kinda "goes nuts" over every new amp he reviews. But, you will have a difficult time finding a better sound than any of these Line Magnetic amps. Certainly for their modest price. Of course... provided... that you mate them with the right speakers (e.g. Proac Response D2). https://www.stevehuffphoto.com/line-magnetic-219ia-integrated-tube-amp-review-300b-and-845-tube-magic/ |
It’s a bit of a stretch, but I’d go for the Pathos Acoustics Twin Tower integrated amp just listed this morning 12/7. Ideally, you could negotiate toward your price and hopefully, you are fairly close because I could see it getting damaged in shipping. -No affiliation. Beautiful, excellent sounding Italian hybrid amplifier. (Not Chinese.) |
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