I owned a Plinius 8200 MKII integrated for a couple of years and really liked it and thought it offered a lot. Recently I encountered a Redgum RGi120 integrated amplifier and it was really wonderful. Speed, drive, transparency and intoxicating musicality.
There was a significant gap in time between owning my Plinius and hearing the Redgum, but I'm pretty sure I prefer the RG.
They go for like $3k new, but they aren't well known and when they do surface used, they can be had for under a grand.
