Quote Originally Posted by kbuech View Post
Hi Neil,

If you have not heard it already, you may want to listen to the YBA Integre integrated amp or it's less expensive brother, the Audio Refinement Complete integrated amplifier (which I own). Both were designed by Yves-Bernard André of YBA, a French electronics firm widely admired for their rigorously, if sometimes unconventionally, applied engineering. Both amps sound tube-like with no harshness or grain. Yet both are VERY detailed with excellent soundstaging and a realistic presentation of the musicians/vocalists.

Cheers,

Kurt
Hi Kurt

Yes YBA is nice kit. I used to work for the company who first brought YBA to the UK back in the early 90's and I liked the CDP (though the business of it sounding better with its lid partly open was a bit strange). I have never heard the amps. I will keep an open mind. So far the best type of SS I have heard tends to be class A and Mosfet based, but still I think they lack that natural magic of tubes.

Regards D S D L---Neil