Unfortunately no opportunity yet to hear the Gibbon X - I own the Devore O/96 and Super 8. On the solid state side, I do enjoy the Accuphase E600 Class A tremendously with the O/96 - rich, textured with spot on tonality with excellent resolution and refinement. The E600 replaced a Shindo separate system (Giscours + Cortese), sharing the duty with a Leben CS600 (nice how they are both named "600"). I can imagine the Accuphase E600 would work very well with the Gibbon X as well.
On the more affordable side, Naim works great with the Super 8s, bringing out the drive and typical "prat" attributes from the Devores.
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