Amplifier inside INT is completely new and different. 225 is so awesome, but we still don't know about the INT. It can be very different, or similar, better or worse, but they are DIFFERENT. With 225 it's also very much a question of preamp. And then you have the interconnect cable, power cord for 225, power cord for preamp... I may be doing the best move ever to buy 225, but then I can get the wrong preamp, and in the end not get the best possible result. With the INT I would not have that kind of problem / questions. But the INT is still somewhat unknown, still too little info to just go ahead and buy it. It's almost the same as Metis 7 - which means NOTHING because no-one knows anything about Metis 7 yet.
Further, I'm thinking - JOB is probably the best deal in audio ever, but it lacks beautiful finish. Gato Audio on the other hand is one of the most gorgeous things ever. Srajan think it's not as good as JOB, but still very, very good. But majority of music which I listen is far from some top-notch audiophile production. So maybe I don't need top quality components at all. And Gato Audio might still be top quality component, although somewhat less than JOB. I listen mostly 70's and 80's music, predominantly rock, metal, disco, synth-pop, electro. I listen other stuff too, like orchestral soundtracks. Queen, Kraftwerk, ABBA, Bob James - they are examples from my vast collecton with top-notch production. But Saxon and Iron Maiden are examples of lesser quality production. And my speakers are not some very expensive ones, for you guys, although they are in my part of the world. So in the end, I wonder do I really need Goldmund level of quality. I have a fear that whatever I choose, JOB 225, JOB INT or Gato Audio, that I will have some regrets. And that would be a bad thing for my peace of mind.
Srajan heard them all, so I'm waiting for his reply and for his finished review of the INT.