One of my two integrated amps (the other is the Leben CS600) is Plinius 8150. I got it used for $860, pretty much a bargain. Puts out 150w at 8 ohms, 230w at 4 ohms... won't be an issue at all w/ your MMGs. I've heard both Creek and NAD amps, but I'd have to say the Plinius amps have more tunefulness & body, not to mention bass slam (if you're adding a sub to your MMG, this would definitely factor in.) There are newer incarnations of Plinius - 8200 MKII and 9100/9200, and these can be found in Audiogon pretty regularly, but the older 8150s don't surface as much. Many Plinius owners - but not all, of course - think that the earlier 8150 was perhaps the most musical one out of them, even though the 8200 & 9200 are awesome, too. I personally auditioned 8150 next to the 9100, and preferred the 8150 by far (the speakers were $5K plus Volent monitors and Dali Helikon 400.)
If you can also find a used Primare integrated - go for it. A really nice, burnished and muscular sound. Good luck! -- selfdivider ------------------------------------------------------------------------ selfdivider's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14941 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31843 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
