Best Integrated, period.

Seems someone belly ached about me pointing out how a certain member here flips his gear more than Snoop Dog changes his shoes, and thus has no credibility.

Some like to roll tubes, dacs, amps ... After all, this is a hobby and that's the definition of a hobby.

I judge members by contents of their post and find Mbovaird offers very informative information. I will be in the market a cool running SS amp next summer so will add MF Nu Vista 800 to my list of candidates.

Here is lesson in making assumptions; I wasn't responding to your comment.

Calvinj, I agree with most of your post but have to agree with Melbguy1 IMHO.

@everyone.Thanks for all of your insights and comments. I'm good with it all. It's there. I believe in being straight up as I can. I think all of the comments have been great. I heard that the vitus gear was really good. Melbguy1 made some great suggestions on the integrateds. He seems to know a lot of good brands. I can respect that but I want try as much as I can. So I can get the right amps.

Calvin, all members on here can do is pass on their advice based on their relative experience and budgets. There is no substitute for auditioning gear (preferably with a brand/type of speaker you like). That's the only way you've find out what sounds good to your ears. Before I bought my Vitus integrated, I listened to the Bladelius Thor Mk3, Rowland Continuum 500, Audio Flight Two, Boulder 865, Dartzeel CTH-8550, Vitus RI-100 & Vitus SIA-025 before finding out what I liked. Let us know where your journey ends.

Tell me your insights on each. How was the vitus ri 100 and the audio flight 2

Hi Calvin, I only heard the Audia Flight 2 briefly, but it sounded quite lively (dynamic), neutral in tone (perhaps with a touch of warmth) and quiet. The remote is nice, but a bit fiddly to use.

The RI-100 punches well above its weight for what you get. It offers tremendous power and control & will drive any real world speaker load. The RI-100 is a 300watt class a/b amp. It has Vitus essential house sound being that fluid, expressive, analogue-like sound. The RI-100 is much more propulsive and lively in the bass of course than the AF2. It is a little warm, but on the slightly dark side of neutral to my ears. One really remarkable thing about this amp is the way it can adapt to and sound terrific with a range of speakers. That said, Vitus has known synergy with Magico. This guy paired an RI-100 with this Q7's!

With the above said, my Vitus SIA-025 is even more pure, mellifluous and resolving & also sounds warmer operating in Class A. It is the more sophisticated of the two, but the RI-100 is good. Very good for the money.