A new Power or Integrated Amp to complement my Bartók Apex

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He certainly does! I wonder if his racing car is also gold?:wink: Nice guy though.:+1:

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While we are talking Japanese high end integrated amps…

I hear very good things about Michi - great build quality, very well reviewed (and championed by Micheal Fremer no less) - and DEFINITELY black.

…they do a nice integrated.

…lots of digital stuff in the box you possibly may not need though.

If pure analogue is your thing - the Technics is super clever and also gets fantastic reviews. A friend of mine has one, and loves it.

https://www.technics.com/uk/products/reference-class/su-r1000.html

(Available - and rather fetching - in Black)

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Thanks Matt…The Michi looks really lovely, but it’s got a DAC inside.

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If I was looking for something integrated - wanted to keep it simple - and European - then Hagel is probably where I’d go.

Huge reputation - great brand.

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@all2ofme beat me to it :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: , it can be any RAL color, as far as I know.

Enjoy the journey :wink:

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Thanks, Just been looking at Hegel on YouTube…

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Really good - also has a DAC (so many do now) but the reviews as an integrated amp alone are stellar…

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By the way, as an example of the point I was making in the other thread on external streamers, w.r.t this Hegel’s H600 Integrated;

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That red-boxed area highlighted in the H600’s insides, thats a StreamUnlimited Stream1832 hardware module for streaming services. You won’t see it mentioned anywhere on Hegel’s website :wink:

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Soulnote is definitely worth a listen. The Soulnote room with YG speakers was my personal best in show at the Tokyo Audio Show a couple years back. They have a bit of a unique approach to design, but the sound really stood out. Very organic and lifelike. Might be a good match for a dCS DAC. And they do come in black :slight_smile:

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Blimey, that looks so busy inside that box!

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I have been having a good look at Soulnote👍

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David, my journey with a Lina w/clock and a Hegel H590 led to dCS & Naim. I urge you to please listen first.

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Could you expand on that please Eric.

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I hesitate to say more than that I found the Hegel H590 at odds with the lush timbral detail, natural reverberation, tonality, etc of the dCS. The Naim New Classic NAP250 is a perfect partner for all the above and more fun and more joy.

Speakers are Dynaudio Heritage Special, so nothing held back there.

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Thanks Eric…Back in May, I did actually demo the Naim 350 mono blocks at a dealership. I found them very pleasant. And, at £13,000 I’d be able to give up one of my paper rounds!:joy:

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Can I have your paper round then? :flushed_face:

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Paper rounds are like NHS Dentists, almost impossible to find!:smirking_face:

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My D’Agostino Progression integrated (in black!) works very well well with the dCS kit.

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D’agostino always has some steampunk/10 000 leagues under the sea-esthetic to me, very nice.