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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
zuesman
207 posts
 

devinplombier,

Who cares what it looks like It's what it sounds like and A few comments on the forums on here have been that the Burmester is not very musical and I agree, It's very technical sounding and it doesn't have the musicality of the Sim audio 861.

zuesman
207 posts
 

ckr1969,

so I assume you live in the United States so are you going to come to Canada to the dealer that I took my 861 too and compared it to your overpriced German amps lol

immatthewj
2,323 posts
 

@zuesman , I just now returned from the airport after several days of touring Canada and going from dealer to dealer comparing Burmester amps to all the Sim 861s I could find and I must say that the Burmesters were the clear winner.

grunge1000
31 posts
 

Zuesman,

Give it a rest already...

 

zuesman
207 posts
 

immathewj,

well I've looked at all the dealers that sell Burmester in Canada and not one of them sells Simaudio, so how are you able to compare the 861 at every dealer in Canada please give me a break You're pretty stupid to think that I would believe that. lol

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