While an Audioholic might not think $8k for an integrated amp in denial about the integrated part is worth it, for an audiophile, it is practically an impulse buy. The B.M.C. Amp C1 is certainly balanced - sometimes to a fault. While some of the claims made about the C1 are dubious, it looks to have some rather solid engineering behind it. While we wouldn't mind getting one on the test bench, we're pretty sure after this first look, it ain't happening. So, like you, we'll have to wait until some other reviewer gets it and proclaims it as the latest in an endless string of gear that made everything before it sound "thin" and "not at all chocolatey." Discuss "B.M.C. AMP C1 Stereo Integrated Amplifier First Look" here. Read the article.
