The New Integrateds: An Urban Renewal?

pdubya

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Could you speak more to what you found intriguing about this integrated. I have it on my radar. What have you compared it to, and what stood out to you?
Just how interested are you? I have a Signature v2 (2017 specs) that I really like but just doesn’t suit my system goals. Drives 4 ohm YG Haileys nicely in a 14x19 room and sounds great with 16 ohm AG horns in a 17x37 room.
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John57

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I have a Gryphon Diablo 300 driving Magico S3 MkIIs in a small/medium room for predominately large scale classical music. This integrated is just about perfect for my needs, and I think I'd have to spend considerably more to significantly better it.
Heard loads of good reviews about this integrated. Nice choice.
 

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A classic SET integrated is nice, pure signal paths and simpler circuit designs. I heard the Kondo OnGaku some years ago and remember how good it sounded. I would say look at the Aries Cerat Genus Integrated. It is a superb 25W (40W peak) SET amplifier using the big bottle 813 tubes. In fact the whole amplifier is big at 67 kilos and 53cm wide 53cm deep. It also has a superb headphone output which is as good as any headphone amplifier I have heard )I have heard many of the top contenders).

At 15K euros the Genus is a baby of the Aries Cerat family, but it's performance is superb. See the Peter Breuninger quote at 7:53. Interesting he has the full Audio Note M10 pre-amplifier and Gaku-On mono blocks in his room at the same time - circa 200K.

 
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John57

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A classic SET integrated is nice, pure signal paths and simpler circuit designs. I heard the Kondo OnGaku some years ago and remember how good it sounded. I would say look at the Aries Cerat Genus Integrated. It is a superb 25W (40W peak) SET amplifier using the big bottle 813 tubes. In fact the whole amplifier is big at 67 kilos and 53cm wide 53cm deep. It also has a superb headphone output which is as good as any headphone amplifier I have heard )I have heard many of the top contenders).

At 15K euros the Genus is a baby of the Aries Cerat family, but it's performance is superb. See the Peter Breuninger quote at 7:53. Interesting he has the full Audio Note M10 pre-amplifier and Gaku-On mono blocks in his room at the same time - circa 200K.


Moving report indeed. Product combo of the year @40k
 

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Really appreciate this topic as integrated amplifiers often get short shrift. I’m looking to simplify my current component system and wondered if any would comment on or have experience w Mark Levinson 585($12k), Goldmund Nextgen 590 ($25k) and CH Precision ($50k). All three have received great reviews by audio journalists but nearly impossible for consumer to compare given limited dealer network.
 
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