integrated amps

Try YBA Integre - very accomplished piece at a fair price (true entry into serious high end). Also, I'd second Sdcampbell's recommendation of the Bryston BP60 - a fine component, from a company that stands behind its products better than just about anybody. On the low/mid end, the Arcam 7 is nice (I owned one) - the power amp section in particular is strong at the price. The preamp section I found weak though - the upgrade to Bryston BP20 blew me away.

Viva Sentesi or Art audio Diavolo tube integrateds IMO will outperform most seperates if common sence is used in choosing speakers.

I finaly heard the Audio refinement complete! And my conclusion is that Linn Majik is much more detailed and "neutral" sounding, if you will, than the "Complete" or Analogue "Puccini"! Analogue "Puccini" pushes the sound much forward, into the listener, compesating for lack detail! Audio refinement much more "colored" than Majik, so you may "mistaken" it for tube! But again this is just a matter of taste! Still, Linn majik offers much more detail than the competition up to 2k,and some will find it bit "dry" of a sound in the upper end