Hi Joe, that’s great question. And I’ve considered both units. What I ended up buying was something that sounds pretty spectacular, that being the Mola Mola Kula. It sounds like a blend of solid state and tubes and the on board Dac is the same as their 13k Tambaqui. I have compared a half a dozen highend DAC to this To this integrated and none have really compared the on board SAC. it’s a state of the art Integrated that only weighs around 30 pounds and for aging audiophiles like myself that‘s a factor. This amplifier search has wet my whistle again for entertaining a tube integrated. I am giving consideration to thought to the new BAT VK 80i. This with a separate Tambaqui DAC would be more expensive nonetheless the Kula may be going up for sale. Check out the reviews, it’s very good, especially if you don’t want to deal with tubes.I know I'm over a year late but did you ever get the Constellation Integrated 1.0? I am wondering if it would be a significant upgrade over my Luxman 509X. Thanks.
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