Hi John
I am enjoying my Bent Audio TAP immensely and find that it is really the most transparent preamp that I have ever heard! While I am a happy preamp/amplifier camper, I was musing with some interest the thread in this same forum of the integrated vs pre/amp debate and cannot help but wonder whether it would be possible for you (and Kevin Haskins?) to come up with an Integrated amplifier that uses the Hypex class D module for amplification and S & B TVCs for the preamplifier part, somehow housing these into one neat and compact unit (name it TAP-EX Integrated)! The small footprint, superb power and efficiency of class D amplification and the "see through" transparency of TVCs would synergise the best of both worlds. If my system is anything to go by, the performance of this combo for speed, transparency and purity would possibly sonically beat any integrated out there, regardless of price! Is this technically and economically feasible?
Best Regards
Dennis