Yea, i,ve heard it. If i wanted an integrated at the price this would be it. Forget about masses of volume to let you feel as if you are at the recording studio, this amp lets you be there without going really loud. Granted it was part of a complete system costing about £30,000 with cables and interconnects adding another £7,000 but it blew me away. If you are serious then i would make sure your cables and power supply are top notch, as for your source well rubbish in etc. Oh and by the way, i think it is only 30 watts or so but it is better to have 30 watts of fantastic information than 250 watts of pathetic distortion.