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Poll: Best Looking Stereo Integrated Amp
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If I vote on looks alone then this is the order. >
Luxman L590ax ii / L509X
Yamaha AS 3200
Technics SU R1000
McIntosh MA5300 (This one last because combining the old style with new technology looks awkward.)
With the caveat that I still prefer the Technics based on capability, power output and technology.
Luxman L590ax ii / L509X
Yamaha AS 3200
Technics SU R1000
McIntosh MA5300 (This one last because combining the old style with new technology looks awkward.)
With the caveat that I still prefer the Technics based on capability, power output and technology.
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reminds me of that song by Pete Seeger Little Boxes: little boxes, little boxes, little boxes all made of ticky tacky...Yeah, the cusp of the digital paradigm shiftThe old guard's last stand, like this Philips “I wanna play with the big boys” rack from 1983:
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If you create a separate thread, I can move this one into that. I don't think I can blink this one into a poll...
Send me a note if you want to do that and we will figure it out.
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Sorry!
On the other hand, it's about as integrated as it gets. All it really needs is an 8-track player.
(and I'll leave it at that)
That's actually Malvina Reynolds' song.
Another beautiful amp:
M6si500 - Overview
"Excellent sound, rock-like build and attractive styling"
HI FI WORLD 09/11
"Highly Recommended!"
ED SELLEY - AVFORUMS 03/19
The M6si500 is a very high performance, high powered super integrated amplifier. Twenty-five years ago, the Musical Fidelity A1000 started the complete super integrated amplifier genre. Over the last two and half decades we have continued to refine our original concept.
The M6si500 offers a comfortable 500 watts per channel, incredible load driving ability, outstanding technical performance and solidly engineered build quality. This remarkable integrated amp will drive any loudspeaker virtually perfectly and to its maximum potential.
It has five inputs: 4 x line and 1 x balanced XLR.
Listening to the M6si500 is a sensuous experience. It produces an effortless, silky sound with huge dynamics. The sound stage is broad and deep. Even if you aren’t in the market for an amplifier at this level, you should listen to it to better understand why it is generating such enthusiasm.
M6si500 In Brief
The M6si500 offers prodigious power – 500 Watts per channel into 8ohms – but there's so much more to it than muscle.
The M6si500 has a high-quality metal build that gives it both distinctive style and a solid performance platform. The front panel is a bespoke, fine-line extrusion of military-grade aluminium, while the heatsinks are also custom-made for outstanding dissipation plus a fine finish.
We have engineered the M6si500 as a genuine dual-mono design. Each power amp section has its own heat sink and separate transformer, while the preamp has its own power-supply winding.
The five input sockets are connected directly to the main preamp circuit board, instead of using wire connections. This ultra-short signal path ensures ultra-low impedance from the instant sources feed into the M6si500.
Meanwhile, each channel has 12 big bipolar transistors; 200 amps peak-to-peak performance is readily available.
In addition, a precision digital volume control – using laser-trimmed substrate resistors - ensures perfect tracking right down to very low listening levels.
Such attention to detail delivers stellar technical performance. For example, distortion levels are remarkably low – around 0.008% at 1kHz and 0.015% at 20kHz, and only marginally rising to 0.02% at ultra-high frequencies of 30-50kHz. Signal-to-noise ratio is also minimal.
The M6si500 has remarkable linearity and consistency, enabling it to drive any speaker with ample power reserve. It sounds effortless, fluid and dynamic: the way the very best amplifiers should.
Price :3500
Or the pricier 50 kg 800 watt beast:M8xi around 6500 euro
I also like the KINKI STUDIO EX M1:
Around 3000 euro
M6si500 - Overview
"Excellent sound, rock-like build and attractive styling"
HI FI WORLD 09/11
"Highly Recommended!"
ED SELLEY - AVFORUMS 03/19
The M6si500 is a very high performance, high powered super integrated amplifier. Twenty-five years ago, the Musical Fidelity A1000 started the complete super integrated amplifier genre. Over the last two and half decades we have continued to refine our original concept.
The M6si500 offers a comfortable 500 watts per channel, incredible load driving ability, outstanding technical performance and solidly engineered build quality. This remarkable integrated amp will drive any loudspeaker virtually perfectly and to its maximum potential.
It has five inputs: 4 x line and 1 x balanced XLR.
Listening to the M6si500 is a sensuous experience. It produces an effortless, silky sound with huge dynamics. The sound stage is broad and deep. Even if you aren’t in the market for an amplifier at this level, you should listen to it to better understand why it is generating such enthusiasm.
M6si500 In Brief
- 500WPC
- Fantastic technical performance
- Amazing load driving ability, will drive any loudspeaker with ease
- Five inputs - Balanced XLR, CD, Tuner, Aux / HT, Tape
- Preamp and fixed line outputs
- Home Theatre bypass
- Internally it is a separate preamp with two independent monobloc power amps; effectively a separates system in a box
- Excellent, he-man build quality
The M6si500 offers prodigious power – 500 Watts per channel into 8ohms – but there's so much more to it than muscle.
The M6si500 has a high-quality metal build that gives it both distinctive style and a solid performance platform. The front panel is a bespoke, fine-line extrusion of military-grade aluminium, while the heatsinks are also custom-made for outstanding dissipation plus a fine finish.
We have engineered the M6si500 as a genuine dual-mono design. Each power amp section has its own heat sink and separate transformer, while the preamp has its own power-supply winding.
The five input sockets are connected directly to the main preamp circuit board, instead of using wire connections. This ultra-short signal path ensures ultra-low impedance from the instant sources feed into the M6si500.
Meanwhile, each channel has 12 big bipolar transistors; 200 amps peak-to-peak performance is readily available.
In addition, a precision digital volume control – using laser-trimmed substrate resistors - ensures perfect tracking right down to very low listening levels.
Such attention to detail delivers stellar technical performance. For example, distortion levels are remarkably low – around 0.008% at 1kHz and 0.015% at 20kHz, and only marginally rising to 0.02% at ultra-high frequencies of 30-50kHz. Signal-to-noise ratio is also minimal.
The M6si500 has remarkable linearity and consistency, enabling it to drive any speaker with ample power reserve. It sounds effortless, fluid and dynamic: the way the very best amplifiers should.
Price :3500
Or the pricier 50 kg 800 watt beast:M8xi around 6500 euro
I also like the KINKI STUDIO EX M1:
Around 3000 euro
OP
watchnerd
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[After a lot of great discussion and submissions, it's time to vote on the Top 5].
The choices (in alphabetical order):
#1 Devialet Expert 400 -- keep the current amp
#2 Luxman LX-509X
#3. McIntosh MA8900
#4. Technics SU-R1000
#5 Yamaha AS 3200
The system your choice has to decoratively match and live within:
Happy voting!
The choices (in alphabetical order):
#1 Devialet Expert 400 -- keep the current amp
#2 Luxman LX-509X
#3. McIntosh MA8900
#4. Technics SU-R1000
#5 Yamaha AS 3200
The system your choice has to decoratively match and live within:
Happy voting!
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watchnerd
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New voting thread created here:
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...oll-best-looking-stereo-integrated-amp.18398/
So if you can merge them, that would be awesome.
You have entered the twilight zone.
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Or the Police: packed like lemmings in their shiny metal boxes, contestants in a suicidal race...
PortableMusic
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i doubt any amp, imho, is as cool as your current dual Devialets.
their form factor alone is of great interest: as they'd say at Devialet -- extra plat.
i was thinking that maybe changing their location on your Ikea shelves might be better, as their current location somehow don't make them "pop" or visually visible, at least as per the photographs. ymmv in real life, of course, as colors, reflections, all are different when viewed in real life.
but for cool factor, i can't see how any of the other amps would even come close.
their form factor alone is of great interest: as they'd say at Devialet -- extra plat.
i was thinking that maybe changing their location on your Ikea shelves might be better, as their current location somehow don't make them "pop" or visually visible, at least as per the photographs. ymmv in real life, of course, as colors, reflections, all are different when viewed in real life.
but for cool factor, i can't see how any of the other amps would even come close.
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[After a lot of great discussion and submissions, it's time to vote on the Top 5].
The choices (in alphabetical order):
#1 Devialet Expert 400 -- keep the current amp
#2 Luxman LX-509X
#3. McIntosh MA8900
#4. Technics SU-R1000
#5 Yamaha AS 3200
The system your choice has to decoratively match and live within:
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Happy voting!
May I suggest you copy/paste this into the OP? Just so that when people first see the thread and decide they want to vote, they won't have to scroll through through the thread to find the specific post where the amps are pictured..
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Just for the record, and de gustibus non est disputandum, of courseAnother beautiful amp:
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M6si500 - Overview
"Excellent sound, rock-like build and attractive styling"
HI FI WORLD 09/11
"Highly Recommended!"
ED SELLEY - AVFORUMS 03/19
The M6si500 is a very high performance, high powered super integrated amplifier. Twenty-five years ago, the Musical Fidelity A1000 started the complete super integrated amplifier genre. Over the last two and half decades we have continued to refine our original concept.
The M6si500 offers a comfortable 500 watts per channel, incredible load driving ability, outstanding technical performance and solidly engineered build quality. This remarkable integrated amp will drive any loudspeaker virtually perfectly and to its maximum potential.
It has five inputs: 4 x line and 1 x balanced XLR.
Listening to the M6si500 is a sensuous experience. It produces an effortless, silky sound with huge dynamics. The sound stage is broad and deep. Even if you aren’t in the market for an amplifier at this level, you should listen to it to better understand why it is generating such enthusiasm.
M6si500 In Brief
- 500WPC
- Fantastic technical performance
- Amazing load driving ability, will drive any loudspeaker with ease
- Five inputs - Balanced XLR, CD, Tuner, Aux / HT, Tape
- Preamp and fixed line outputs
- Home Theatre bypass
- Internally it is a separate preamp with two independent monobloc power amps; effectively a separates system in a box
- Excellent, he-man build quality
The M6si500 offers prodigious power – 500 Watts per channel into 8ohms – but there's so much more to it than muscle.
The M6si500 has a high-quality metal build that gives it both distinctive style and a solid performance platform. The front panel is a bespoke, fine-line extrusion of military-grade aluminium, while the heatsinks are also custom-made for outstanding dissipation plus a fine finish.
We have engineered the M6si500 as a genuine dual-mono design. Each power amp section has its own heat sink and separate transformer, while the preamp has its own power-supply winding.
The five input sockets are connected directly to the main preamp circuit board, instead of using wire connections. This ultra-short signal path ensures ultra-low impedance from the instant sources feed into the M6si500.
Meanwhile, each channel has 12 big bipolar transistors; 200 amps peak-to-peak performance is readily available.
In addition, a precision digital volume control – using laser-trimmed substrate resistors - ensures perfect tracking right down to very low listening levels.
Such attention to detail delivers stellar technical performance. For example, distortion levels are remarkably low – around 0.008% at 1kHz and 0.015% at 20kHz, and only marginally rising to 0.02% at ultra-high frequencies of 30-50kHz. Signal-to-noise ratio is also minimal.
The M6si500 has remarkable linearity and consistency, enabling it to drive any speaker with ample power reserve. It sounds effortless, fluid and dynamic: the way the very best amplifiers should.
Price :3500
Or the pricier 50 kg 800 watt beast:M8xi around 6500 euro
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I also like the KINKI STUDIO EX M1:
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Around 3000 euro
- that Kinki thing is atrociously gaudy.On topic. Thanks to the OP for postin' the photos all together!
Made voting much easier, as it became immediately obvious, head to head, that the Lux and the Technics are busier looking than they Yamaha (even though I suspect the Lux is a tad better all the way around). The Mac is a grotesquerie of classic Mac style, and the Technics is... OK.
Not to electioneer or anything.
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I guess maybe no point doing anything until whatever is going to be merged has been merged, then. But what I was suggesting was that you copy/paste the pictures into this post.
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