Most of the forum is comprised of very well heeled buyers that punch way above my weight in purchasing power.
Help me find my ideal Stereo Integrated Amp
Hi all. Do you know of a Stereo Integrated Amps with these features?
1) $10,000 or less
2) DAC
3) Streamer
4) Phonostage
5) XLR connections (does not have to be truly balanced)
6) 200 Watts at 8 ohms/400 Watts at 8 ohms
7) Optical/Coaxial/HDMI digital inputs
Thank you in advanced for your help.
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@livinon2wheels If you know where you want to be and you invest the time, you will get there. It sounds like you know what you are doing - I don’t, I keep changing my system, I keep shrinking my budget by buying high and selling low and the sound is getting worse. But hopefully I learn something and it will get better |
I think a lot of people here have been very successful and are retired and have a lot of time and money to spend and are one or two zeros ahead of me. But it's not a competition, it's just as easy to make improvements to my simple system from 2 zeros less as it is for very high end systems. |
I'm not "well heeled" but I like to spend money on tangible things that give me years, sometimes decades of enjoyment. I'm not one to hop on a plane and go somewhere , I would rather have something lasting. Can't think of anything better than something like a MA9000 or 12000. Those are great amps. A little beyond my means but worth it if you can afford it. I buy used and new if I can and will almost always be selling what's displaced. I'd rather save for a year or two than compromise. I will usually stretch my budget to avoid buyer's remorse . Buyer's remorse is almost always due to lateral moves. If you avoid those you save in the end from not constantly rotating gear.
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I had a Gryphon DIablo 300 that sounded amazing. You can find them occasionally here with the phono-stage module in your price range used. I did upgrade from there and sold mine for about $9500. I did compare it to a lot of other integrated amps - McIntosh - Hagel - Acuphase - Luxman - Moon. The only amp that sounded better to me was an Audio Research amp that I bought in the end. The Gryphon was tight - iron gripped - nuanced with a LOT of power..... I was driving a pair of Sonus Faber Serafino's at the time.
Good Luck...! |
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