Respectable Integrateds

[#Yoda#]

45 minutes ago, NOMBEDES said:

AVM C8 / C9.  German quality,  CD, Phono, FM Tuner, DAC, 150 WPC at 4 Ohm.  

Compact size.   That’s what I call integrated.   There was one for sale on US Audio Mart a while back.    Nice size for office or bedroom system.

...and from AVM the real high end All-in-One systems Ovation CS 6.2 and 8.2 http://www.avm-audio.com/products/ovation/ovation-cs-62-cs-82.html for more than $ 10k.

 

Another option: Ayre Acoustics presumably will ship their first integrated streaming amp AX-8, soon. Maybe not quite at one level with a QX-5/AX-5 combination but at a bargain price by comparison.

Ayre_AX-8_Literature.pdf

[#Yoda#]

6 hours ago, GUTB said:

So in terms of respectable integrated units, there are some — the Gryphon Diablo and Esoteric F-series we know about. Probably Luxmans fall somewhere underneath these options. The direct-digital units like the NAD Masters and Lyndgorf are wildcards. Are there any inexpensive respectable integrateds? Does such a thing exist on the planet Earth (outside of Chinese clones)?

 

Sorry Steve, this post disqualifies you as a serious reviewer who is able to look beyond his own small backyard. I'm not always concordant with the generalizing HiFi press and editor bashing in this forum, but the approach you show in this and other threads seems to be congruent with the ignorant behavior and ideas of your current government.

 

You only need to read some other posts in this thread to get some inspirations that there may be some decent high end manufacturers out there in the real world with solutions you've obviously not even heard about. Even outside of the United States there are people and well known manufacturers who are able to design HighEnd equipment and very well sounding integrated audio systems. Maybe you should read the non-MQA related equipment reviews in Stereophile or TAS occasionally ?.