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any current integrated amps in market have great dacs?
swede58, I know, I know. I was just surprised that no one mentioned it. Boulder or Gryphon is a matter of preference, I am not talking about their dacs.   
ATC buying advice
Come on, people, jump in. A man with unlimited budget needs free consulting service. That's what we are here for, right ?  
WHY KRAUTROCK?
Damn, they all speak American. How many of you speak German ?  
Tube sound is not about warmth. It's about correct presentation.
asctim, this is a fascinating hypothesis. Interesting reading about photography too, though I didn't really understand everything.  
any current integrated amps in market have great dacs?
Gryphon Diablo no good ?  
Integrated Amp ideas for a very young audiophile
Give your own system to him, show him that you care.  
Tube sound is not about warmth. It's about correct presentation.
In other words, good tube amp just sounds right, the way it should be. And that's kind of magic, yes.  
At what price is one considered an Audiophile.
I don't hide my audiophile elitism and snobbism but I do moderate them.  
Tube sound is not about warmth. It's about correct presentation.
ghdprentice, excellent post. Not only because I fully agree with what you said.  
At what price is one considered an Audiophile.
I would like to have dual volume control. Lamm does it, my old Redgum integrated had it. Who else ?  
Tube sound is not about warmth. It's about correct presentation.
Yes, it is, bpoletti. Voicing is another matter.  
Horns with good timbre and tonality?
I did not hear Blumenhofer but I heard about them. I think, you are headed in a right direction. Don’t buy anything until you have auditioned them. If you cannot..well..  
Tube sound is not about warmth. It's about correct presentation.
Of course. More organic, more natural, closer to reality. It always upsets me when I hear that some speakers are intentionally made to sound their best with SS. In my book this is a very wrong approach and I will never consider such speakers. SS... 
Tube sound is not about warmth. It's about correct presentation.
Hybrid amps are SS amps.  
Tube sound is not about warmth. It's about correct presentation.
Softer metallic sound is still the same metallic sound.