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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.

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zuesman
186 posts
 

plaw,

I guess you haven't heard the SIM audio 861 or their other evolution amps there's nothing veiled about any of their amps, in fact they are world-class if you read any of the reviews on any of them. The 861 will leave the Burmester 218 in the dust The burmaster only has 165 watts lol The Sim 861 has 300 watts, The bass control is much better with the 861 and you can hear deeper into the sound stage It's much blocker and you can hear fine little details way in the background that you can't hear with the Burmester.

plaw
89 posts
 

@zuesman You are correct, I have not heard the SIM Audio and have no opinion on them - nor do I really care.   The OP's topic was Burmester which is what I had experience with.  I have heard the Moon stuff (I think they are made by Simaudio) and it was nice - more of a mid-fi product to my ears.    I would take the Classe Class D stuff over Moon.

immatthewj
2,042 posts
 

The burmaster only has 165 watts lol The Sim 861 has 300 watts,

Well, you know what they (the Sim dealers) are all saying, "One Burmester watt is worth at least ten Sim watts."

invalid
1,199 posts
 

If zuesman really did compare them, then he can't help it he has bad hearing.

immatthewj
2,042 posts
 

If zuesman really did compare them, then he can’t help it he has bad hearing.

All of the Sim dealers whom I spoke to when I was up in Canada last week did tell me that the Sim gear is mostly popular with the audiophile crowd that is suffering from tinnitus.

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