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Is There any Truly "High End" Integrated Amp?


I'm a reasonably well experienced audio nut and have tried a number of "good" integrated amps. I wonder, though, if there are integrated amps that are good enough for the "best", most revealing speakers. (Think Avalon Eidolon, Verity Parsifal, various JM Lab Utopias, and a variety of other fine speakers that do not have mammoth power requirements.)

People talk about the Levinson, the Musical Fidelity KW-500 and the lesser MF amps, the BAT integrated, The Rowland Concerto, etc. etc. etc.

I would like to hear from people who have actually tried the top tier of integrated amps and would be very interested in learning of their findings.

Don't need to be the most expensive. Could be the YBA Passion, Classe, MacIntosh 6900, Krell 400i, or any of a number of integrated amps that are supposed to sound good.

Hope to hear some good feedback.

Thanks very much.
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bartokfan
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Cayin A88/$1400 little $'s.
bartokfan
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The Jadis D88 goes for like $9K, the Cayin A88 for like $1500.

Heck you can get the Tyler's + cayin 17 + A88 for LESS THAN the DA88.
juaudio, what say you?
bartokfan
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Well actually i do not own the A88, as yet. But soon will. If I could sell the Jadis OR for a fair price, I'd get the A88 sooner, rather than later.
the set up will be Thor/Cayin 17/A88. this should happen oh by....july.
I'll post a note upon arrival.
I have heard the Cayin B300, the brother to the A88.
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