If you can find one, the LSA Statement.
Edit: and any of the higher end by Pathos will do as well
Edit: and any of the higher end by Pathos will do as well
Looking for a hybrid integrated to do it all!
If you can find a used Peachtree Grand Integrated X1, it ticks off most of your boxes, sort of. It has a tube buffer and is Class D amplification. I like the newer Peachtree Nova 300 better. It has a really good DAC and a decent phono stage and takes up a lot less space than the Grand Integrated. No tubes though. I recently bought a Vincent SV 237 integrated, which is a true tube/solid state device. The preamp section is tubed and the amp section is class AB with the first 10 watts in class A, 150 watts at 8 ohms, 250 at 4 ohms. It does have a USB DAC, but I've never used it and have no idea whether it's any good or not. No phono stage. It does have a remote. |
See the Vinnie Rossi L2i ‘Signature Edition’ Integrated Amplifier link below: https://www.vinnierossi.com/l2-se-integrated-amplifier/ "The L2i-SE is our response to “what if?” What if we could combine our L2 Signature Preamplifier and L2 Signature Monoblocks into one chassis but with absolutely minimal concessions to design and performance? Could we still offer all the flexibility, build quality and stunning appearance to truly stand in a class of its own? The L2i-SE is Vinnie Rossi’s realization of that dream.Unlike the L2 Integrated Amplifier (L2i), which runs a simpler 6SN7 linestage, the L2i-SE inherits from our L2 Signature Preamplifier the direct-heated big power triodes. Only one pair of the finest sounding 4-pin, directly heated triodes (DHT) are run in a dual-mono, class-A, grounded-grid topology with zero feedback. They feed a true dual-mono, high-bandwidth class-AB MOSFET output stage making the L2i-SE a DHT hybrid integrated amplifier and likely the only one of its kind in the world! L2i-SE Features (Linestage)
I heard the Vinnie Rossi L2i ‘Signature Edition’ Integrated Amplifier at THE Audio Show and it sounds excellent. I do not own the unit and suggest you give it a look. I think it has most of your requirements. |
All of these enthusiastic responses indicate that integrated technology and performance is exemplary. I've both separates and integrated and with the former, it's all about the pre-amp. With the latter, it's all about the pre- end of things. Maybe contact Larry Staples (Lursky here on audiogon) or atmasphere here on audiogon to get their views? |