JAVA Hi-Fi announces new models and updates to award-winning integrated amplifier range

NEWS
hi-fi+ Staff
Mar 31, 2025

31 March 2025 – New Zealand high-end audio manufacturer, JAVA Hi-Fi, is introducing six new models to its award-winning amplifier range in the coming months. Additionally, from May it will be updating its Single Shot and Double Shot LDR GaN FET integrated amplifiers with a new high-performance R2R ladder DAC.

JAVA Hi-Fi Founder and CEO Martin Bell says its CARBON edition integrated amplifiers have become the best-selling products in its line-up, even though they only launched in January 2024. The global interest from customers prompted JAVA to look at how it could apply this material to other products.

“A number of customers have asked whether we were planning to produce a CARBON version of our pre-amplifiers and power amplifiers. They spoke and we listened!”, says Bell.

Like the CARBON editions of the integrated amplifiers, the JAVA CARBON pre-amplifiers and power amplifiers feature several notable innovations that elevate the JAVA listening experience to new heights. These include:

Carbon fibre outer casework (9mm thick) for superior vibration damping and to mitigate the influence of RFI and EMI on circuitry
ETI Research Silver RCA connectors
ETI Research Kryo speaker binding posts (both models of GaN FET Power Amplifier)
Revised and upgraded circuit design on both models of the LDR Pre-Amplifier
IsoAcoustics Gaia IV feet for improved vibration isolation of circuit boards and other internal components

The new models are an extension of JAVA’s current amplifier range and will include:

JAVA CARBON Single Shot LDR Pre-Amplifier (MSRP US$8,495)
JAVA CARBON Double Shot LDR Pre-Amplifier (MSRP US$8,995)
JAVA CARBON Single Shot GaN FET Power Amplifier (MSRP US$9,995)
JAVA CARBON Double Shot GaN FET Power Amplifier (MSRP US$11,995)

The CARBON editions of the pre-amplifier and power amplifier will begin shipping in June this year.

Range Expansion

Also new from JAVA Hi-Fi are several additions to its integrated amplifier range.

The JAVA Single Shot 400 doubles the power of the current Single Shot integrated amplifier from 200W/8ohms to 400W/8ohms. Meanwhile the Double Shot 200 keeps the fully-balanced configuration of the Double Shot integrated, but delivers 200W/8ohms (compared to 400W/8ohms for the existing Double Shot) at a lower price point.

Pricing for the expanded 8-strong integrated amplifier starts at US$8,995 for the JAVA Single Shot 200 and is rounded out by the flagship JAVA CARBON Double Shot 400 at US$16,995.

“These new models plug an important gap in our amplifier range and provide customers with the ultimate flexibility in terms of input options, power and price”, says Bell.

The other notable feature of the refreshed integrated amplifier range is a new high-performance R2R ladder DAC driven by its own dedicated linear power regulator.

Replacing the current Burr-Brown-based DAC, the new USB DAC features dual AD1865 chips from Analog Devices. These 18-bit non-oversampling chips can play files up to 768kHz and are renowned for their natural, organic and non-fatiguing sound. Digital glare, begone!

MSB adjustment is handled natively on the AD1865 DAC, fine-tuning the most significant bit (MSB) to improve the DAC’s linearity, particularly around the zero-crossing point. This ensures smooth transitions and allows any residual distortion error to be eliminated.The Double Shot models feature a dedicated DAC board for each channel in a fully balanced configuration to eliminate cross-talk and further improve measured performance.

The complete integrated amplifier line-up comprises: