Recommendations for modern integrated with tone & balance controls other than Mcintosh

@joekapahulu 

I do feel your pain, brother. At this point, I'm very thankful that I still can hear and enjoy music, period.  Fortunately, the brain can perform wonderous compensations, and when I turn up the gain in the right channel mono preamp, the soundstage is much better.  I also find that listening at somewhat lower volumes actually helps with most kinds of music except for large-scale orchestral works.

Thanks for your Marantz suggestion. I'll look into it.  I've pretty much decided that if I keep my tube gear, I'll get a Schitt Loki.  If I sell the tube gear, I'll be much more likely to invest in something like a suitable Luxman or Accuphase and be done with it.

Luxman

Update.  Well over a year later. 😋

Finally decided to sell the vintage tube separates. Done. A relief actually.

Luxman 550AXii due to arrive by mid-August 2022.  Went through a couple of modern tube integrateds in the meantime. Both had/have their charms, but both purist design so essentially no cigar.

The Lux was a long wait but I'm pretty sure it will be worth it.

Cheers.

Please come back and let us know what you think of the Luxman. I just bought a 550AXII myself and am awaiting delivery...which should be close to August 22-25. I've been using a Willsenton R8 with various tubes over the last 3-4 months, but wanted to try Solid State. Dao