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

immatthewj
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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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yyzsantabarbara
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I heard the SimAudio 761 this summer when I visited Toronto. A superb amp which reminded me of a more refined Benchmark AHB2 with much more power. I would definitely like to own either a 761 or 861. The 761 had great detail but also a KRELL XD-like smoothness. 

I have also heard a few of the German amp at local shows and dealers in Los Angeles.

 

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