I own a Gryphon Diablo 300 with Rockport speakers. It is not edgy in any way and I can absolutely say it is worth finding somewhere to audition one if possible. On the other hand a good friend has recently changed his system to a pair of Wilson Sabrina X and the Krell300i. This is an excellent combination and I have really enjoyed my time listening to his system.
Which integrated for Wilson Sabrina's
HI audio friends,
Considering decluttering my main system and moving from pre and power to a high end integrated. I currently have the Coda Continuum power amp, LTA reference 2 preamp, hifi rose streamer and Wilson Sabrina's.
Cabling, set up and all the tedium of pre and power feels unnecessary when i consider some of the excellent integrated options available. I have always been impressed by BAT engineering and their vk 80i has had some great reviews, but I don't think the 55w is enough for the wilsons. The vk 3500 would definitely have enough grunt, but i'm curious what everyone thinks and am open to other options.
Thoughts?
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I’m shocked that Esoteric hasn’t been mentioned in this discussion, especially within his price range. The Japanese sound comes with no compromises for what most ‘like’ to hear. The Mark Levinson 585 (way better build quality and components than the 5805) Michi. I only own one of these so not much confirmation bias! Kinki Studios. Lots of choices other than the obscure gear that people own and think is the best thing since sliced bread!!…lol |
+1 @audphile1 I was no fan of those inverted metal-dome tweets Wilson used to use, and agree the BAT was probably taming them enough that I could finally enjoy listening to them but may well make the Sabrinas sound too rolled off up top, unless that’s what you’re looking for of course. |
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