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Schiit not that Good?
Esoteric is up  there with the best digital gear.Shiit still beleive oversampling is a bad thing...  when we all know the best digital players are  << pcm ing >> everything to dsd. 
Just listened to Focal Sopra 2 on Devialet 130Pro
Glad you are enjoying them.  I would really like to try a pair in my room some day. 
ELAC - Adante... what’s the verdict?
After the last post , or the Adante are freekingly godly good , or the Wilson Sashas are the most creepingly overrated.  
So many integrated options -- McIntosh 8900, Levinson 585, Lyngdorf 2170, Anthem STR,
McIntosh says the C47 is their most advanced preamp yet. ( along with its bigger brother the C52). If the brand is serious, it should be better than the older C48. I find that the sound of their preamps have evolved more than the sound of their am... 
My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each!
@joeinid , I encourage you to get the Lux M900u. Sure your Dagostinos M400 are little jewels. But the Lux is an exceptional piece among exceptional amps. It ´s internal is out of this world craftsmanship. Gold plated pure copper 3d circuit boards,... 
Should I eliminate my preamp?
My dac digital  section is no slouch, but the last McIntosh  preamplifier brought magic to my system. Wihout it the sound was thinner, narrower.. 
My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each!
5 hours a day at concert level, ouch.Still I`m reading the thread ( wich is a very good thread nonetheless) . Well, it takes what it takes. 
My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each!
As you said , the Bel Canto black preamplifier asc1 chassis is replacing the REF10... And is competing equally with it...Did you see a pic of the guts of the asc1 black preamp.... Compared to the REF10.... Preamplifiers have evolved, just like dac... 
My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each!
Just the fact that the Bel Canto Black or the best Devialet all in one rig, is competing with the pre+amps of this caliber prooves my point all along......wich is that you don t need a 30k REF10 huge two box design with tubes inserted in the Bel C... 
My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each!
Belcanto. Ok I’m biased towards no ARC. LolThose Wilson will sound marvelous, it’s a shame they made them so ugly looking though. 
My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each!
guido, McIntosh gear is not the same as it was 10 years ago. They are offering much more for your money these days, incredible value. They have not followed the Ayre, Arc and Pass insane prices raise. And that comes from someone with a Luxman M-90... 
Your Opinion on Amps
I would go Bryston 6b sst2 in that list. What speakers do you have. 
My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each!
Listening at concert level do damages your earing. So wc may not me getting all the sonic nuances at normal listening level, maybe we should take his reviews with a grain of salt then. That could explain his fascination for ever going more bass... 
So many integrated options -- McIntosh 8900, Levinson 585, Lyngdorf 2170, Anthem STR,
Agreed with Audiotroy. Keep the Krell amp, buy a nicer preamp to go with it.  
My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEmn4UX1fpUYou seriously want me to believe that if you swap the Mac preamp in that rig in the video above, with a REF6 from ARC...that the sound will be transcended so we'll all pis. on the floor. Come on. Maybe ch...