Price Paid:  $0.00 from auditioned it

Summary:
I had a chance to audition this amp - it is ok for this price range

I decided to audition - at a slightly higher price range I found an arcam alpha 9 which was far superior to this amp in every way and then for a bit more I heard a bryston 3b st who put the arcam to shame - in fact I kept going up price wise but the bryston remained my favorite even when I tried a few of higher rank

if you want a nice sounding amp this onkyo was suprisingly nice but my opinion is save up and get a bryston - no comparison

Strengths:
clean sound,reasonable base

Weaknesses:
low detail, just not hi-fi material

Similar Products Used:
similar - denon
superior to it - arcam, classe, bryston, chord, rega, rotel

Price Paid:  $800.00 from e-bay

Summary:
hi, i have two m-508 amps and have had no problems at all. for the money nothing under $3000.00 or better will compare to the grand integra m-508 in it's class now today.if you can find one (this will not be easy) just buy it!!!!! my system componets are,
grand integra p-308
grand integra m-508 x2
onkyo integra t-9090mkII
onkyo integra eq-35
onkyo integra ta-2047
onkyo integra dx-c730
onkyo rd-511 (cd burner)

Strengths:
great amp, lots of clean power!!

Weaknesses:
speaker posts

Similar Products Used:
denon poa-1500, onkyo m-504

Price Paid:  $1200.00 from Japan

Summary:
The two huge VU meter is a real eye catcher in my dim lite audio rack. Use only as a backup amp to my Nakamichi PA-7
but equally priased by guest who have heard it play with My B&W 802 ser.2. Now that we are at the Hometheater age I'm not shy to set it next to a my TX-DS989 receiver. This 12 years old baby is a keeper till it breaks. Truly a classic piece of the analog era!

Strengths:
Excellent design & construction.

Weaknesses:
Should have come with built-in blower

Similar Products Used:
Nakamichi PA-7II amp.

Price Paid:  $3000.00 from Audiohome Best ( Hol

Summary:
For me is the M508, together with the pre-amp P-308, a Highlight, in the stereo world. There is for dat money not much around, more dan plenty off watts, combined with accuraty and fine detail.
I`ll will never sell my beauty`s. My speakers are the B&O Beovox penta`s, nice dept, you cann see the artist threw your ears.

Strengths:
Very good dynamik climbing, you don`t hear that often. Stabil and silky sound.

Weaknesses:
Some bad contacts, after a overhole every contact was welded, a better 220V cable, And the speaker connecting is very poor, i had them replaced for better golded oversized connectors. The sound inproved unbelivable to a higher level. recommended to all M-508 fan`s

Price Paid:  $3000.00 from Audiohome Best ( Hol

Summary:
For me is the M508, together with the pre-amp P-308, a Highlight, in the stereo world. There is for dat money not much around, more dan plenty off watts, combined with accuraty and fine detail.
I`ll will never sell my beauty`s. My speakers are the B&O Beovox penta`s, nice dept, you cann see the artist threw your ears.

Strengths:
Very good dynamik climbing, you don`t hear that often. Stabil and silky sound.

Weaknesses:
Some bad contacts, after a overhole every contact was welded, a better 220V cable, And the speaker connecting is very poor, i had them replaced for better golded oversized connectors. The sound inproved unbelivable to a higher level. recommended to all M-508 fan`s