Best Integrated that you've heard under $5k


It's a crowded market in the under $5k arena...

Let's hear which integrated amp surprised you and maybe even had you shaking your head in disbelief. 

Watch the first response be, 'no $5k integrated is that good' blah blah blah. You know how it is, lot of old fogeys on here that are done censoring themselves and take it out on the thread.

Also, if I've missed the cutoff and there's just this $6k or $7k amp that is worth consideration, feel free to mention.
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I use a Belles Aria Signature and it lists for $4500 but I did not pay that...;-)

Muscular yet with finesse and it's a keeper.
Driving Dyn S-40's and soon Heritage Specials.
Hegel H390 in my experience.  I preferred it to McIntosh MA352 (overly saturated and flat soundstage) and LTA Z10 (a bit thin sounding but amazingly transparent). I would put it up there with Pass XA25 and First Watt SIT-3 power amps I had before (using digital volume control, so no preamp influence there). Not quite as sweet and dense as the Pass stuff, but a little more detail, significantly more bass authority and cleanliness, bigger soundstage. Overall the Hegel is a better all rounder with a lot more features.  I got mine new for a good chunk under $5k.

I haven't heard the Coda CSiB but was looking hard at it before I went whole hog and replaced the Hegel with something much more pricey.