Best Integrated, period.

The new Exemplar Audio Exception integrated is smokin good. The preamp is total high end and at only 50 watts is will surprise you.

I agree with you HighEndBob, I heard the Rowland S2 at RMAF 2013, and found it to be an amazingly resolving and musical device... And it can take an optional phono or DAC card for only a few hundred dollars more. Roy Gregory posted a very favorable review of Continuum S2 the Audio Beat last January:

http://www.theaudiobeat.com/equipment/jeff_rowland_continuum_s2.htm

A good amount of information on Continuum S2 can also be found at:

http://jeffrowlandgroup.com/kb/categories.php?categoryid=211

If I were not spoiled by my Rowland M925 monos, I would consider Continuum S2 extremely seriously.... And with its 400W per side into 4 Ohms essentially doubling into 4 Ohms, it should drive my beloved Vienna Die Muzik with true grace.

Guido

Blah Blah Bleet.

Every Jadis that I have ever heard sounded like a worn out ST-70 with new tubes. There... But not there.
The high end on a Jadis sounds like an old snake trying to whistle and the low end sounds like an in-estrous baboon bouncing up and down on an inner tube....... Soft bloated and damp..

Some sure about the veracity of that verbiage, but you get a gold star for creative writing and humor. Best few lines I have read in a while.

Viva Solista is the best I have owned and heard to date.

Tell us how you really feel don't hold back!
When was the last time a Jadis was mentioned?
Clever description but definitely not accurate. The use of KT-90s is a problem with certain editions of Jadis amps IMO. This can be easily addressed in most cases

I was wondering the same thing. Who mentioned Jadis to start that tirade?