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Opinions on best integrated under 10k?

Father Christmas has been early and left me a very sizable bonus check!
So time to spend it before the other half can....

Looking at building another system but thinking of just a very high power integrated amp.
Wish list...
200w or more.
Balanced inputs
Digital inputs
Phono inputs

A quick look shows items like McIntosh ma7900 and Mark levinson ml585 which both seem to fulfill all or the majority of my wants.
Sure there are others.
So thoughts and any current or previous owners of suitable candidates please chime in
Thank you in advance
uberwaltz
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uberwaltz OP
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I am afraid I do not agree on what one can afford.
If one has a budget of 10k, they MIGHT be able to stretch another grand, might.
Very doubtful they could go to 16k though.
If I say I have 10k to spend then that is what it means,not 14, 15,16, 17k etc.

I do not think it at all reasonable to think someone who can spend 11k can spend 16k.

If so we would all have absolute top flight amps and drive Aston Martin's and all the Chevy Sonics would be sitting on dealers lots unsold. Or preferably just crushed.
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inna
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Save $100 per month for 5 years and you'll see what happens.
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uberwaltz OP
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That has ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with your broad sweeping generalization that someone spending 11k CAN afford to spend 16k.

Totally irrelevant imho.
inna
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No Gryphon for you then.
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uberwaltz OP
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Lol, Inna.
Glad you did not take offense, I was maybe a little harsh!

No Gryphon or Vitus or similar for me no.

I am quite happy with my little Ayre ax7e for now, it does everything I need and my tt via the phono into balanced inputs has never sounded so good.

Now I do have new speakers on the way to test against the Triangles, will see how that goes.
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