Respectable Integrateds

[masch]

Hi all
Have been visiting CA regularly the last 5 years mainly to learn from all you knowledgeable guys here and have never thought I could contribute with anything remotely as interesting as most of you do. However this seems to be the first time I think it may be worth to comment on the OP's query. 
About a year ago I totally change most of my stuff (amongst others the Gryphon Callisto 2100 integrated amp and  Auralic Vega) and purchased the Lyngdorf TDAI-2170 / Lyngdorf SDA-2400 combo and I must say that I couldn't be happier. If you don't need the extra power of the SDA-2400 the TDAI-2170 will suit the needs of many if not most. All depending on your speakers of course. An extra bonus is the integrated RoomPerfect room correction (which you don't have to use, of course, if you dislike digital room correction). Anyway, I think it would be really worth to check it out at your nearest Lyngdorf dealer. http://lyngdorf.com/tdai-2170/  http://lyngdorf.com/sda-2400-2/

Mani

[masch]

2 hours ago, esldude said:

One of the very best purchases I have ever made was a Tact unit that had digital and analog inputs.  Integrated power amp and full digital functions with room correction built in.  The DA conversion was actually done only at the power amp output stage.  It did everything and so well with such low distortion, transparency and functionality in one box it was a revelation.  Keeping everything digital as long as possible is THE way to good results.  

 

Lyngdorf and Tact were the same outfit at one time before having a difference of opinion.  Tact is no more.  Lyngdorf however is using mostly those same ideas.  If it fits your budget, you'll likely not find it easy to do better.  Don't listen to dynosaurs like Gutb.   Do everything digitally as far along as possible and do the conversion to analog as near the end as possible.  If you have analog sources, there are a legion of affordable very high performance AD converters in the pro audio world you can add for that functionality.  

+1 for Lyngdorf - alas, you'll need a very thick wallet for their Steinway line of products. But as mentioned before, do have a closer look/listen at their TDAI-2170.