If its price was 5k, would you rave as much? Or in general, is the raving directly proportional to the price?
@jamesccart2 жыл бұрын
so did you actually listen to it ? could you describe the sound other than its amazing ?
@rickp6731 Жыл бұрын
This is a great amp but I would LOVE to see you compare it to the new $12.5K Bladelius Audio ODEN Integrated amp...
@JilesMcCoy Жыл бұрын
Have them send one over.
@hi-fihaven22573 жыл бұрын
That is one awesome looking machine! Love the network connectivity. That minimalist front panel rocks, so do those external heat sinks. That touch screen, and app really make adjustments convenient. Enjoy it man!
@JilesMcCoy3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I really enjoyed that piece of gear. Wish I still had it!
@pizzaearthpancakesandother2549 Жыл бұрын
I would love to see an unbiased review of this amp!
@JilesMcCoy Жыл бұрын
Once you use the unit you cant be unbiased ;-)
@talhabutt64163 жыл бұрын
This is real beast❤️
@JilesMcCoy3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@1wired4sound3 жыл бұрын
I went a different route to combine my ht and stereo. I use a Marantz processor for ht and a Balanced Audio Technology tube preamp amp for stereo which feed a pair of musical Fidelity mono amps. I just switch the xlr cables
@FransKeylard3 жыл бұрын
Which XLR cables do you swap? From what to what?
@1wired4sound3 жыл бұрын
@@FransKeylard from the main L:R outputs from my Marantz Processor to the outputs of my BAT tube preamp. The xlr cables feed my mono amps
@RR-kb2ksАй бұрын
Boulder 866, what other integrated amps are it's competition ?? Gryphon 300 is one I know but there has to be others with same 200+ wpc worth checking out. I dont like that this has no volume knob, I would struggle with that, having to always do via remote.
@JilesMcCoy10 күн бұрын
We answered this question in our Hifi Mafia livestream earlier today. Check it out.
@balduraan3 жыл бұрын
So....how does it sound? "sound like a million bucks" doesn't tell me much. Did you try it with any analog sources? What speakers did you test it with? I mean anyone can tell ya a $14k integrated amp sounds great, more details would be appreciated.
@JilesMcCoy3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. For this piece I would recommend checking it out in person.
@timjenkins80042 жыл бұрын
Thank you for a great review!
@JilesMcCoy2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@pearlstreetguitars2 жыл бұрын
i would have to agree, at least at the price point. astonishing product. i sold the gryphon diablo 300, which was fake sounding and way too fast, for this boulder 866 which is more versatile and far more natural. i also found the gryphon dealers to be horrendous, at least in southern california. extremely full of it, not professional. boulder was the opposite. not to mention, MADE IN AMERICA, all components made in house. simply an astonishing brand and product. the fact that this thing costs what it does makes it the ultimate no brainer for a living room solid state system. i had to ditch all my racks and vinyl after having kids, this product is truly a godsend. the only thing they didn't do was include a remote. this amp is such an incredible value, and it just works really well. the updates work. the roon works. also sounds great with the boulder phono pre.
@JilesMcCoy2 жыл бұрын
I love it too. Wish I had one permanently for my 2 channel set up.
@AudiolandCH Жыл бұрын
Same thoughts. This unit is really really good with "slower" speakers or just a dynamics machine with fast speakers. The value is insane. I compared this with the Naim Uniti Nova and its Like day and night... The control it has over bigger woofers is insane.
@henriksrensen3220 Жыл бұрын
To me the Gryphon Diablo 300 is better sounding. To say that the Diablo 300 is too "fast" sounding is nonsense, and makes Zero sense
@AudiolandCH Жыл бұрын
@@henriksrensen3220 did you compare both amps? What Speakers?
@henriksrensen3220 Жыл бұрын
@@AudiolandCH Audiovector R6 Arreté
@luciancojocaru12062 жыл бұрын
I love Vitus SIA 30
@JilesMcCoy2 жыл бұрын
Id love to hear it!
@sandman7849 Жыл бұрын
@@JilesMcCoy I've heard the Vitus SIA 30. Very comparable to Boulder. Jiles you need to get to the EXPOs.
@roimark3582 жыл бұрын
is this Class A biased? at what power is class A?
@sandman7849 Жыл бұрын
I think it is AB. Don't believe you can run these streaming amps in Class A.
@martylee7468 Жыл бұрын
If this Amp drive ATC SCM 20 , what your comment on it? Please 😅
@JilesMcCoy Жыл бұрын
No problem with those at all.
@michaelcollins24733 жыл бұрын
I'm sure it's awesome, as well as it ought to be at that price. A couple of things REALLY stand out to me as detriments, though. No 5 way binding posts. No RCA jacks for legacy analog equipment. Only 3 analog inputs. $14,000? Yikes. Honestly, it would not be for me....nice review, though.
@JilesMcCoy3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@pearlstreetguitars2 жыл бұрын
you can keep your RCA's. this is a state of the art, internal DAC, roon streaming device, all in one. simply astonishing. $14K is nothing considering what's inside. you're not getting a DAC anywhere near this for under $5K. this amp is a bargain. every single component made in house, made in america. bargain.
@bricedoan66952 жыл бұрын
It's good but far from being the best, the absolute best one is the Audionet Humboldt it ha no competition at any price!
@JilesMcCoy2 жыл бұрын
I want to try that one out for sure.
@pearlstreetguitars2 жыл бұрын
and that thing will depreciate like a rock, the boulder will not. boulder is in a league of their own.
@AudiolandCH Жыл бұрын
Damn give me one I would Like to compare it.
@ianjohnhorwood2605 Жыл бұрын
Hahaha 🤣, you are absolutely joking aren't you, no such thing as the best, never even mind you can claim such a thing 🤣 .
@TimofejNenarokov3 жыл бұрын
Tool, nice
@JilesMcCoy3 жыл бұрын
They are great!
@batwitdaba2057 Жыл бұрын
Unbiased? I think not.
@JilesMcCoy Жыл бұрын
You should think again.
@jamileshaheen85502 жыл бұрын
I’m looking for the best
@JilesMcCoy2 жыл бұрын
Join the club!
@ianjohnhorwood2605 Жыл бұрын
that was an extremely utterly poor review. It told me absolutely nothing about the amplifiers perceived sound quality performance and perceived sound characteristics of the amplifier, in which characteristics of sound including rhythmic capability, timing, transparency, resolution, detail, colour, smoothness, naturalness etc etc and so on of the attributes of the amplifiers perceived capabilities when paired with different source equipment and loudspeakers. Top of the tree, i don't think you or anyone can claim such a thing 🤔 . You obviously do not know how to review any piece of audio equipment in terms of telling people how the piece of equipment performs and reacts when paired with other different audio equipment situations, when paired with different source equipment and loudspeakers 🤔 .
@JilesMcCoy Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@moustafabouhadou10963 жыл бұрын
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@pyrolinn20883 жыл бұрын
Not a very realistic purchase for 99.999% of us..
@JilesMcCoy3 жыл бұрын
Agreed, but it is awesome!
@scottbarker90582 жыл бұрын
it may me better than the mc152 mcintosh im prob. gonna buy..but its as ugly as-SIN...IT LOOKS LIKE A FREEKEN..YEP-PHONE!!!N...IM ALOT OF THINGS..BUT NOT A ..PHONE-GUY!!!NOT A CHANCE!!!NUFF-SAID!!!LEARN 2 PUT THE PHONE-DOWN!!!
@JilesMcCoy2 жыл бұрын
This is my go to integrated. The AMC is super nice too!!! I’d love to hear how you like it when you have it.
@JilesMcCoy2 жыл бұрын
Mac
@henriksrensen3220 Жыл бұрын
It's not the worlds best integrated. The Boulder is great, but i do prefer Diablo 300. The worlds best might be the Danish Aavik I-880 integrated amplifier at 70000$
@JilesMcCoy Жыл бұрын
Probably not... the Aavik. But maybe. Ive not spent a lot of time with one.
@sandman7849 Жыл бұрын
@@JilesMcCoy I heard the Aavik at the Florida Audio Expo with $100K Borrensen stand mount speakers. I can't say I'd prefer it over the Boulder. However, if I had the money I'd pick the $150K VAC. But the Boulder would do just fine.
@sandman7849 Жыл бұрын
P.S.-The Boulder is probably the best or close to the best streaming integrated amp.
@henriksrensen3220 Жыл бұрын
@@sandman7849 Boulder is great, but Gryphon is great too. I love my Diablo 120. I actually prefer the Diablo 120 over the Diablo 300.
@gastonguev Жыл бұрын
@@henriksrensen3220 Hello, I am writing to you from Peru, and I actually want to buy The Gryphon Diablo 300. Please, can you explain to me why you prefer the Diablo 120 over Diablo 300? thank you.