Will YBA Integre DT Match Harbeth Speakers Well?


I am just thinking if YBA Integre DT will match Harbeth speakers well. I have listened to the earlier version of the YBA Integre and find the amp to be quite musical with good detail. Currently I am driving my Harbeth SHL-5 with Plinius and getting a nice warm sound. I am seeking another flavor in contrast to the house sound of the Plinius and was hoping to find an amp that is more exciting, detailed, lean and musical. Will the YBA Integre DT fit the bill?

Any advice would be appreciated.
ryder
Ptekkis, thank you for your views on the Passion 300 integre amps. I have heard elsewhere that the Integre DT has lightweight bass and not very powerful, and can imagine the YBA 600 to be in an entirely different league altogether. I do not doubt the quality of the higher models in the YBA line.

The Plinius is a great amp that has a lush and warm signature, and I am not going to sell it. It is just that my latest experience of testing some integrateds has shown the Plinius(or the ARC preamp) to be little soft-sounding in the mids with skewed tonality. I suspect I would be able to obtain a higher level of musicality and tonal accuracy with more transparent and musical amps. Don't get me wrong, the Plinius is still a very good amp on its own that has a desirable sonic signature to most folks. It's just that I am seeking another amp that will be able to get me closer to the sound I am looking for and take me off the merry-go-round. I am currently looking at the Bladelius Thor II. The good thing is this integrated has a preout that can enable hook-up to a power amp. The YBA 600 pre/power is not within my budget but will keep the Passion 300 Integre in mind.

Cheers.
Harbeths are not exactly chameleons and, in my experience, it's hard to move the needle very far from the Harbeth house sound. But I'll be interested to learn what you discover.
Drubin, I agree that there would be very little deviation in the Harbeth house sound with different amps. However, there would still be perceptible and appreciable differences. The latest NVA integrated amp I have now has proven this with a more tonally accurate midrange up to the high frequencies compared to the Plinius/ARC. Where the NVA lost to the Plinius is in the bass department with the lack of punch and slam. I can perceive a different sound in both vocals and instruments between both amps. Sound of percussion such as cymbals are quite different between the NVA and Plinius/ARC, and the degree of changes are pretty apparent. On the other hand, voices sound more natural and organic wtih the NVA. All these differences are not really day and night but are easily noticeable to my ears. With all these findings, I am now seeking an alternative amp with all the traits of the NVA but with better control in the bass region and possibly a little bit more here and there.
I understand. One amp I found that worked extremely well with Harbeths (to my ears) was Nuforce. Have you ever tried that?