Burmester 218.....
I am glad to see Burmester is being talked about on these forums, they are superb gear in my opinion.
if you haven't had the chance to hear the 218 do yourself a favor and take a listen, I started my Burmester journey with a 956mk2, upgraded to a 911mk3, upgraded to the 216 and have now settled on the 218
going up a level with each amp they all got better, more dynamics, deeper/wider soundstage better control, you name it, drastically better. the speed and dynamics of the 218 is as good as I have heard in quite some time
just wanted to share some of my journey and joy of owning Burmester, highly recommend.
ckr1969, that's too bad because the 861 is better obviously you haven't heard it you'll be crying if you do. it costs a lot less and it's a lot better, The technology is way ahead of Bermester, It's the first A/AB that has no local or global feedback, every other amp out there uses some local feedback. |
@zuesman an I assume you have compared both? I doubt it, also why do you care and why are you being an ass, better than Burmester, that's your opinion which means very little to me, have a good one |
ckr1969, I don't know if you got my email message that I sent you directly but yes I have compared both and the SIM audio is better because of the new MDCA circuitry that they have developed, I know of no other A/AB amp on the market that uses no local or global feedback, every other amp that uses no global feedback still uses some local feedback which causes the background to not be as black so you can't hear it as deep into the sound stage Go listen to the 861 if you can I don't think you'll be very happy but you have to do a fair comparison one-on-one not a stereo amp against bridged monoblocks. |
@zuesman BS, an I really dont care, I have listened to many SIM amps/pre combo. if you like that sound more power to you but do not say I would be disappointed, ill keep my Burmester ref system, you enjoy yours, later |
CKR 1969, I can say that you'll be disappointed because I've heard both of them now you haven't obviously, the Sim audio 861 amplifier will leave the 218 in the dust you will hear stuff way in the background in the small little details that you won't hear with the 218 because unfortunately it uses local feedback which masks those fine little details, The background is much blacker with the 861 so until you hear them both side by side like I have you obviously are talking from being uninformed unfortunately and I'm not saying that the 218 is a bad sounding amp it's very good it's just not as good as the new 861. |
