Euro Trip

Well an Italian amp seems to have leapt into the lead in the Great Integrated Hunt. The Unico from Unison Research (I mentioned the P version below) is aparently very well loved. It is a bit pricier, and from what I can tell on paper the P actually may be better for me, but there is less info about it. Check out this review of the Unico on 6moons.com. They seem to have really loved it! Stay tuned!

Plethora

I have been continuing my search for a suitable integrated amp to pair with my rainmakers, and man are there a lot of options! Tops of the list at the moment just based on my research are the Blue Circle CS mentioned previously, the Rega Mira 3 and the Creek Classic 5350SE. But that is by no means a complete list. There is also the Union Research Unico P, the Roksan Kandy MK III, not to mention options from NAD, Rotel, or maybe even a used Pathos ClassicOne if I am feeling crazy.

Whew! Lots of possibilities, and I have not really even started listening! But I want to more than ever. I hope to possibly find some time to head out to the Hi-Fi shops next weekend, but I do not know if I can make that work, as I have a wedding to go to. But we shall see. Hopefully once I can listen to a few options I will be able to narrow my search. The problem comes in where some of the most interesting options, such as the Blue Circle and the Creek are not available at my local dealers. Sigh.

Oh well, I will have to do with what I have. And of course if you know of any options that are not on my list, or have a thought about one that is, please leave a comment!