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

ckr1969,

I never said that Simaudio has never had any issues did I I'm sure with as many amps that they have built over the years there's someone out there that's had a problem but having a 10-year warranty is sure nice as opposed to only 2 years, you think a company that charges $50,000 for an amplifier would give a 10-year warranty and stand behind their product better.

ckr1969,

I don't need to hunt down any of those other ones because I have respect for them and how good they are. but you should listen to the Simaudio 888 monoblocks there are 140,000 US and boy do they sound incredible, I would definitely put those up against CH precision, solution Gryphon, D'Agostino or any other super high-end amplifier.

What a train wreck of a thread, thanks @zuesman for sucking the life out of it.  Not sure why you can’t start your own Sim or Sim/Burmester comparison thread instead of sh*tting all over this one.

@jastralfu because he's an angry troll

but back to Burmester, they are wonderful IMO, I have a full reference system and I enjoy it greatly, have owned many of the top tier brands and IMO nothing compares, if you have the chance to take a listen its definitely worth it IMO.  

@ckr1969 I was enjoying reading about your and others experiences with Burmester.  I’ve heard of it but not heard it.  Given the chance I would love to hear it.  Glad you enjoy it!