Boulder 866 / Rotel Michi M8

Here is my review on the Michi 8.

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@rolee910 

Another vote for the 866! It is an outstanding integrated with a superb DAC. I have Rockport Avior ii speakers and the Boulder is superb with them! Good luck in your search! 

Thank you very much guys, the speaker would be 802D3.

The Michi's sound is more similar to the warm-sided Mcintosh according to the info, in some topics you can read that the MC 611 beat it in every respect. Boulder 866, on the other hand, can be a tighter sound with more tangible contours as described, would that be so?

I have both mcintosh 601 and michi m8.they both have meters both sound good but for big speakers the michi is a great bang for the buck and we'll built.the boulders have all the integration and 200/400 watts compared to 1 /1.6 or so on the michi so if you have inefficient speakers or one day buy new speakers that are the michi will cover that.i will keep all those amps for life the mcintosh and michi are built for quality.good luck in your quest there are fewer stores let you take stuff and try it.upscale audio is one with return policy. Enjoy the music .

@rolee910 

I think you are correct with that assessment but part of it is also that the Boulder is very neutral and doesn’t color the sound. It doubles in power from 8ohms to 4 ohms so you don’t have to worry about those impedance dips in the music.