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Which SS integrated amp to choose?

Guys, will appreciate your recommendations for a good sounding second-hand SS integrated amp with output power 100-150 w (at 8 ohm), weight up to 30 kg, budget up to 4K, age starting around 2000. My list now includes Gryphon (Atilla, Callisto 2100/2200), PassLabs INT150, Luxman 507/509. Not on my list are Hegel, Accuphase, Parasound, Marantz. Looking for balanced, on a warmer side, detailed, open, full bodied sound at my SF Guarneri speakers (86 dB, 6 Ohm). Feel free just to name the option or suggest yours. Thanks!
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joey54
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You should take a look at the Aesthetic Mimas. It's the most musical integrated amplifier I have ever heard. I liked it much better than the Luxman with my speakers, Harbeth Super HL5+. You should try to hear it with your speakers though. Good Luck!
joey54
434 posts
 
Sorry, I forgot to mention that the Mimas is a hybrid amplifier with a single tube for each channel. Based on your original post, this may not be an option for you.
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akg_ca
2,307 posts
 
buy pre-owned

my choice ...REGA OSIRIS integrated amp rules ..
my 2nd choice .... LFD LFD NCSE II Integrated Amplifier


4425
861 posts
 
i’d try to stretch to a mint condition ML 585 for 6-7k. A true high end product and extreme value. Has a great dac built in also. 
yyzsantabarbara
4,929 posts
 
ML 585 over the ML 5000 series. I think I liked it more than the Luxman 509x. Though that was 12 months ago, but I do recall thinking the ML 585 was the best integrated I heard.

Today, if I were to look at integrateds, I would audition the Hegel 390.
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