My last Integrated Amp: $5-10,000?

I would like to hear recommendations regarding integrated amplifiers costing between $5-10,000. This will be my last amplifier for quite a while. I prefer to buy used when I can but also prefer no older that 2-3 years. My speakers are likely to change every couple of years and I may keep more than one pair.

I like a detailed and transparent sound with air and the ability to easily to pick out the location of the instruments/singers. I have liked the class A that I’ve heard and I’ve liked the tubes that I’ve heard but I don’t want to mess with tubes. Also, I do not want a streaming device and I’d rather not have a built in DAC but I can live with it.

My music preferences are vocals and 70-90s rock.
So far I have identified the following possibilities that are available.
Mark Levinson: No 585 at $8400 and ML-5805 at $6550. The latter is a new model and I have read that there have been teething problems. I don’t know if ML have corrected this situation.
Luxman L-590AXII $7250 has a good reputation and longevity but is relatively low powered.

McIntosh MA5300, Coda CISB, and Gryphon Diablo 120 are also possibilities if available.

chinook906-04-2022 10:58pm

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gestalt Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 193 posts 06-05-2022 at 01:02am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete You might like the Circle Labs A200. Check out the owner's thread here on Audiogon: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/circle-labs-a200-integrated-amplifier-review-it-will-appeal-to-both-t
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ryder Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,748 posts 06-05-2022 at 02:37am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Luxman L-590AXII $7250 has a good reputation and longevity but is relatively low powered. As what Celestial Sound has suggested, the rated output numbers on paper as published by few manufacturers are conservative and do not reflect the actual output in real life, particularly Class A designs. This applies to the Luxman L-590AXII as well. The test bench of the Luxman L-590AXII performed by Hifi News shows that the power output is more than triple the official quoted figures in the specification. Official on paper = 30W (8 ohms) / 60W (4 ohms) Actual test bench results = 95W (8 ohms) / 165W (4 ohms)