Best Integrated Amp Of All Times?


According to you, what is the best integrated amp of all times?
josep_hernandez
I'm borrowing a friend's Densen DM-10 solid state integrated. 75 wpc into 8 ohms, 80,000mf of capacitance. Great unit with absolutely black background, laser imaging, and oustanding resolution. Sounds like tubes to me, although the amp is extremely revealing of components upstream and of wire. There have been excellent reviews of this integrated over the years, and it certainly impresses me.

I'd say it'd be a great match with speakers that are a bit laid back and have forgiving tweeters.

I can't say it's the best integrated of all time, but it nearly equals the performance of my separates costing 6 times as much.
From a brief listen, I suspect the ASR Emitter is the best and so it should be at the price. I think I am using 2 of the best at the moment Lavardin IT
Viva Solista 845SET
I am about to take delivery of another top pick, a Karan K180, which is going to replace the IT, I need a bit more output, the only drawback of the IT
The best two I've used (and still own) are: (below)

after owning all of these integrateds:
Densen DM-10
Naim Nait1
Naim Nait2
Naim Nait3/3R
Naim Nait5
Naim Nait5i
Creek 4___ series
vintage tubes like H.H. Scott 299, 222, Fisher
Rega Mira

and listening to others:
Cary SLI, VAC Avatar, ARC integrated, CJ 55, Rowland Concentra

...an all-original 12-watt Sugden A21 and Cary CAD-300sei with original Cetron 300Bs. Nothing beats these two in what integrated amps are needed for (less complication. more music, less audiophilia) given sympathetic speakers.

Also one of the best that I've heard but could not own: Audio Note Ongaku