IMO Stick with SIMAUDIO for system synergy, aesthetics, and a unit worthy of both the sources .
E.g. (Used) Simaudio Moon i-3 Integrated Amplifier
SOUNDSTAGE magazine review highlights:
Review Summary
Sound
"Bass is deep, tight, and tuneful, and the midrange and highs are clear and clean with plenty of detail and finesse";
- "the i-3 has a certain amount of body to its sound -- not the dripping-wet voluptuousness of some low-powered tube amplifiers, but fullness and heft that help it sound quite natural";
-"doesn’t necessarily provide state-of-the-art resolution," but
- "it is certainly resolving enough to use to compare certain source components as well as cables."
Features
"Beefy and substantial" remote-controlled integrated amp rated at 100Wpc into 8 ohms, 160 into 4 ohms, and 200Wpc into 2 ohms; ten-year warranty.
Use
"A rugged little beast" whose power output is great enough to drive almost any speaker, even those that are tough loads; line-level input A4 "bypasses the i-3’s preamplifier stage and goes straight to the power-amplifier section," so you must use it with a component that has volume control.
Value
"A very good value in a compact and elegant package."
E.g. (Used) Simaudio Moon i-3 Integrated Amplifier
SOUNDSTAGE magazine review highlights:
Review Summary
Sound
"Bass is deep, tight, and tuneful, and the midrange and highs are clear and clean with plenty of detail and finesse";
- "the i-3 has a certain amount of body to its sound -- not the dripping-wet voluptuousness of some low-powered tube amplifiers, but fullness and heft that help it sound quite natural";
-"doesn’t necessarily provide state-of-the-art resolution," but
- "it is certainly resolving enough to use to compare certain source components as well as cables."
Features
"Beefy and substantial" remote-controlled integrated amp rated at 100Wpc into 8 ohms, 160 into 4 ohms, and 200Wpc into 2 ohms; ten-year warranty.
Use
"A rugged little beast" whose power output is great enough to drive almost any speaker, even those that are tough loads; line-level input A4 "bypasses the i-3’s preamplifier stage and goes straight to the power-amplifier section," so you must use it with a component that has volume control.
Value
"A very good value in a compact and elegant package."

