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Contemplating going back to an integrated amp again. Should I give up my Ref mono blocs and pre to do this ? ANY THOUGHTS !!!
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Contemplating going back to an integrated amp again. Should I give up my Ref mono blocs and pre to do this ? ANY THOUGHTS !!!
Depends on what your motivation is, I guess. Why would you want to do this?
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And what Marantz are you referring to?
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Contemplating going back to an integrated amp again. Should I give up my Ref mono blocs and pre to do this ? ANY THOUGHTS !!!
You'll need a hefty integrated if you're still planning on driving those Thiel 3.7s. You probably already know this, but Thiels need a ton of power to really sing.

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Depends on what your motivation is, I guess. Why would you want to do this?
The main reason would be to reduce clutter, simplify. My main source is my K07 sacd player, once in a while my tuner. I don't like running the sacd player directly into my power amps so a high-quality integrated would have a pre-amp section and provide the sound I prefer hopefully !!!
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And what Marantz are you referring to?
MA9-S2 mono-blocs and SC7S-2 pre-amp.
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MA9-S2 mono-blocs and MA7S-2 pre-amp.
If it were me I would never get rid of that awesome Reference gear, Marantz doesn't make anything at that level anymore. It's not me, it's you, and you're considering an all-in-one box to save space. Maybe using a tall single-wide rack would help reduce clutter, if you don't already have one?

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Dan I've owned a MA-7000, if I chose to go Mac I might like to try the new MA-8000. I'm also looking at Sim Audio's I600 and I700, Pass Labs INT-150. Who knows, I might decide to keep my Marantz Ref stuff ???
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I want to be as sure as possible, once they're gone that's it. Still weighing my options and looking at gear !!!
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