The best integrated amplifier I ever heard....

[Rocco]

Burmester is Hifi World Champion in the category Hifi amplifier. The HIFI WORLD CHAMPION is an inde-pendent and global online voting for the best hifi and home cinema devices. The globally networked end consumers voted for the "World Champions" in eight categories. The Burmester 082 Integrated Amp pre-vailed over the competition and won the Hifi World Champion award.

Originally Posted by Rocco

Burmester is Hifi World Champion in the category Hifi amplifier. The HIFI WORLD CHAMPION is an inde-pendent and global online voting for the best hifi and home cinema devices. The globally networked end consumers voted for the "World Champions" in eight categories. The Burmester 082 Integrated Amp pre-vailed over the competition and won the Hifi World Champion award.

I had a look at that website. It looks like a popularity contest less than any award given on merit. Pioneer or Sony would be voted most popular dvd player, but that doesn't make it the best. The 082 is a very good integrated for sure with impeccable build quality & sound, but it has limited applications given it's 450va transformer. You wouldn't throw this amp at a pair of Magico S5's for example. It wouldn't have enough power. My Vitus SIA-025 in comparison uses an efficient 1400va UI-core transformer & has plenty of power to control a moderately difficult load. I responded to a thread in another forum asking what the best integrated amp is & provided this response - "I think the best integrated amp in the world depending on your system needs and personal taste would be one of the following; the Kondo Overture, Burmester 909 Mk5, Soulution 530 or Vitus SIA-025".

[Hangar18]

Accuphase E-460 driving Quad ESLs - magical combo.

[jsli]

Originally Posted by Hangar18

Accuphase E-460 driving Quad ESLs - magical combo.

[David.m]

Great sounding though not as sexy looking or compact as the others

[mav52]

I'm new here,

I recently got to hear a Hegal H300 integrated and this integrated sounded pretty good. It demonstrated a nice soundstage and for it's price the imaging is good.

[PioneerGuy]

Has anyone listen to the Yamaha a-s3000 ?

[jdandy]

PioneerGuy.......I haven't seen a great deal of interest on the forum for Yamaha electronics beyond a few vintage pieces. I did a quick search on the Yamaha A-S3000 integrate amplifier and was surprised to see what Yamaha has come up with. It is a nice looking product, although I wish Yamaha would abandon the rectangular shaped knobs. MSRP $6999.99

•100 watts x 2 channels into 8 ohms (20-20,000 Hz) at 0.07% THD (minimum RMS power)
•150 watts x 2 channels into 4 ohms (20-20,000 Hz) at 0.07% THD
•4-ohm capability allows use with a wide range of speakers
•signal-to-noise ratio: 103 dB (CD, etc.), 93 dB (phono MM), 85 dB (phono MC)

[Formerly YB-2]

Very tasty. Yamaha's first stereo pieces into the U.S. were silver-faced receivers and integrated amps starting around 1970. They all had those flat-knob selector switches, so that is a throw-back to those pieces. Too bad Yamaha, more-or-less, pulled out of the higher end of things around the mid-80s. While not Accuphase, certainly excellent gear and the vintage stuff has a well deserved following. Especially some of their esoteric pieces like the VFET amps (like the B-1 & B-2) and their Centennial Series. A couple of their tuners (T-85 & TX-1000) are considered to be about as good as it gets if you are a DXer. I would probably still own either the CA-2010 or A-2000 if either were remote capable (too old for that - them & me ).

Almost forgot. The Cary SLI-80 with upgraded caps and 'Winged-C' 6550s is still the best sounding integrated amp I've heard. Eventually I'll break down and try it with a pair of KEF LS50s.

[PioneerGuy]

Here's a review on the Yamaha a-s3000

The Yamaha A-S3000 Integrated Amp Review | STEVE HUFF PHOTOS