best budget integrated amp?

[markw]

Here is an interesting video of the $229 Miniwatt SET driving a pair of $29,000 MBL 116.


miniwatt S1 - Amplifiers

Funny, it didn't sound too great to me. If you, or anybody for that matter, thinks a video on the internet will impress any sentient beings, then the sanity and/or gullibility of their target market speaks for itself.

"Hey,Cletus! Y'all come har 'n lissen to how great this Bose thingie sounds! Thar playin it rat now rat cheer on the TV box!!! Yee Ha! I shore gotta get me one of those"

With your extensive experience in this field you should be aware that even a watt or so will make some noise from virtually any speaker. How loud and how good it is is another matter entirely. Back in"the day" I drove a friends AR3 (not even an "a") with a one tube (50L6) amp which I'd say put out maybe one watt, going downhill with a stiff backwind, and it sounded "decent" until it was called upon to do anything like volume or bass.

While we're on this subject, here's a video of a chihuahua humping a great dane.