What is the best integrated amp you've heard?

[rkgren1]

My modest little Pioneer SA-6500-II is as good as anything else in my house.

 

[Harvestor]

The best Amp integrated into a Receiver I've ever heard Technics SA 800..

I gest

All Receivers have Amps integrated into them after all....

 

[paul_70]

I have a couple of these as well. Really cannot fault them at all.

For me the Technics SU-V4X

Clean and punchy with good soundstage. Mm/mc phono capable... In silver and black

 

[nj pheonix]

I have a marantz PM11-S3 which is pretty sweet

 

[Dr. Ears]

I love my QRX Restored Sansui AU-7700, my Sansui Quad receiver QRX-6500 has a sweet sound, I use it to synthesize and drive my rear quads.

 

[SimplerTimes]

My Yamaha A-1020

 

[UncleAng]

Sansui AU-7700

My first foray into hifi in mid 70's was an AU6600; I loved the tactile feel of the switches, very well built and clean sounding, unfortunately I soon outgrew the 43 watts.

 

[Old Guy8]

Rogue Cronus Magnum V1. Tubes powerful enough to drive Maggie's. Yet, has lovely tone and detail.
Anyway, best I've lived with.

 

[Myrantz]

Best one ive got is a 1964 Eico 2080 classic series integrated tube amp..very,very heavy!great iron..and we all know how that contributes to incredible sound reproduction!

I just bought one today. Thing weighs a ton! (43lbs)

 

[Myrantz]

Best one ive got is a 1964 Eico 2080 classic series integrated tube amp..very,very heavy!great iron..and we all know how that contributes to incredible sound reproduction!

I just bought one. It weighs a ton!

 

[Fury161]

Pioneer SA-9100. Warm, full bodied, and more than ample power.

 

[bluesky]

My 1987 Sansui AU-X901 (130W) that I'm using right now. Sansui's first alpha.

Works for me just fine! It puts a smile on my face every time I play it!

 

[krautmaster]

I had an Onkyo A-10 integrated amp (also an A-7) that sounded very very good- that A-10 was sweet but it was getting a bit long in the tooth and needed a recap so I sold it to a member here that fixes them up. I hope he got it running well again.

 

[ernieb1536]

I just bought one. It weighs a ton!

Not an amp but the STA2080 is one of the best receivers I’ve had , the right balance of warm and detail with a nice little punch ! The tone , mid and bass with a good loudness loop can make even a crappy source sound decent ! And while 80wpc at .03% rms is not earth shaking power it’s plenty for most vintage speakers ! I prefer it over my Mac1900, Carver HR772 , STA2290 , Denon DRA825 , KR 6050 all which I consider to be decent receivers !

 

[ernieb1536]

Not an amp but the STA2080 is one of the best receivers I’ve had , the right balance of warm and detail with a nice little punch ! The tone , mid and bass with a good loudness loop can make even a crappy source sound decent ! And while 80wpc at .03% rms is not earth shaking power it’s plenty for most vintage speakers ! I prefer it over my Mac1900, Carver HR772 , STA2290 , Denon DRA825 , KR 6050 all which I consider to be decent receivers !

Also both phono stages are quiet and sound very good !

 

[Bodhi1]

I've heard a lot of good integrateds before incl: Dartzeel, Rowland, Soulution, D'Agostino, Ypsilon, Vitus, Audia Flight, Accuphase and Audio Note. I may be a bit biased being a Vitus owner, but overall the best integrated amp i've heard is the Vitus SIA-030. I had a chance to have a good listen to that amp at the Melbourne Hifi Show last year & was impressed by it's build quality, quietness, resolution, smoothness, tube-like liquidy, holography, bottom end grip and effortlessness. The amp is essentially neutral compared to my SIA-025, however there is a touch of warmth in Class A mode. Vitus Signature Series amps can be summed up in one word "natural". The SIA-030 has a modular design like other Vitus amps, and can accept firmware updates via USB. So it is future-proof. That will be my next amp, and could well be the amp I doddle off into retirement with. Yes it's that good .