I am in the market for an integrated amplifier. The speakers are custom made:2-way, 83db sensitivity in 8 ohms, but they can go as low as 6.2 ohms in the bass region. My guess is that these speakers would love a 100w pc amplification. More is not necesarilly better, less might be not enough.
After I look around couple of alternatives seems interesting and reasonable prices for me: - Accuphase E-308 (caveat - difficult to find in North America) - Ayre AX 7 X (caveat - maybe not enough power) - Krell KAV 400xi (caveat - not as musical as I would like) - Electrocompaniet ECI-4 (caveat - a little bit overpriced compared with the the others that are bringing in similar qualities).
Being the market for a maximum $5800, which other integrated should I consider in your opinion?
Try the new Rowland Concerto. It has 250 wpc of ICE digital power and sounds absolutely gorgeous. It drives my VR-4 HSEs with ease and is a marked improvement over my old BAT VK-300x tube unit. Retail is $5,900, I believe.
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