Manley Stingray Integrated amp.


Hi, I read the review from Stereophile, but, sad to say, I did not learn anything out of it. THe punch lines were very poor as well. So now I ask how’d you folks characterize the Manley Stingray integrated amp?
I will be driving it with my 6-ohm small standing speakers Sonus Faber G.P Home series.
nasaman
Pubul57,
Yes, the JR Capri is good, very clean and detail, but I thought I'd wanted a little warmer, more musical. Someone once said "once you go tubes, you'd never go back" .... got me thinking.
I feel good having good compliment from someone. So, would the Manyley Stingray have what it takes to "stand" next to the JR Capri in sound quality? Also considering the integrated tube amp Panthos Classic One.
* Why integrate tube amp? getting involve with tube sounds w/o burning my pocket.
What is the warranty provided?

They are unbelievably geeky looking. They have a high school AV Club down market aesthetics thing going. I know sound is 99 percent of the equation, but they've got to have a low WAF and even lower GFAF thing going.
Mst,
I can't pin point down who you were asking, me or the others? Jeff Rowland or Manley?
Do not underestimate what you have with your amp/preamp combo. The Pathos might be the better option of the two integrated amps you mentioned, but I don't think either will make you forget about the Rowland combo. Think VAC Avatar SE if your goal is replacement, or as Pubul57 mentioned, get a tube amp instead to try with the Capri. I used a Capri with VAC Auricle Musicblocs and the sound was very good (my VAC had balanced inputs, not all do). If you want to try a tubed preamp with the Rowland I might suggest the Atma-sphere MP-3, again to take advantage of the balanced connections.
Was just asking the question rhetorically, given how many customer service complaints anecdotally have been raised through this colloquy.