I recently spent 3 months shopping for an integrated amp. I listened to pretty well everything in the $1000.00 to $3000.00 CDN range. I finally wound up buying a Classe CAP 101 and am extremely happy with it. In A/B comparisons with the Audio Refinement Complete and Audio Analogue Puccini I found that the Classe had much more detail, larger, deeper and wider soundstage, much better dynamics and a sweet east to listen to for many long hours tonal balance. It is an amp that sounds refined with chamber music and will still pack a wallop on rock and Jazz.
If I could have paid more I would have bought a YBA Integre DT, which seemed to posses all of this with an even more refined sound.
The build quality is excellent and there is no hum or thump on power up. I had owned a CAP 150 for a while and found that to be too powerful for my set up and listening room. I could not turn the dial to more than 8:00 whereas with the CAP 101 I get the same sonic signature but can fill the house with music at 12 on the LED.
If you are looking to listen to a diverse range of musical styles I'd recommend the CAP 101.
Just my two cents.
If I could have paid more I would have bought a YBA Integre DT, which seemed to posses all of this with an even more refined sound.
The build quality is excellent and there is no hum or thump on power up. I had owned a CAP 150 for a while and found that to be too powerful for my set up and listening room. I could not turn the dial to more than 8:00 whereas with the CAP 101 I get the same sonic signature but can fill the house with music at 12 on the LED.
If you are looking to listen to a diverse range of musical styles I'd recommend the CAP 101.
Just my two cents.