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They love their coffee in New Zealand, but the Java Hi-Fi Single Shot is more than just a caffeinated name. Jason Kennedy checks out the new integrated Class D amplifier.

• Jason Kennedy
• Sep 2023

With the I/50 integrated amplifier, Audio Research takes high-end audio from its comfort zone and makes a product everyone can love! Alan Sircom tries the elegant tube design from Minnesota.

• Editor
• Aug 2023

Is this Japanese audiophile electronics company the best-kept secret in audio? Jimmy Hughes tries the A-2 integrated amplifier from SOULNOTE, with its silent, all-discrete components, and likes what he hears!

• Jimmy Hughes
• Jul 2023

Nothing is ever fully future-proof, but Lindemann has got closer than most with its Musicbook Combo integrated amplifier that also supports just about every music source, according to Alan Sircom.

• Alan Sircom
• May 2023

Perreaux is one of the most respected audio brands coming out of New Zealand today, and with clever, good-sounding and striking-looking products like the 200iX, Jimmy Hughes can see why!

• Jimmy Hughes
• Apr 2023

The French tube amp experts Jadis are also transformer experts, which might explain why this is one of the first KT170-based amps on the market... and why it sounds so good!

• Alan Sircom
• Feb 2023

German amp experts Octave's V70 Class A integrated amplifier that can accommodate a wide range of tubes/valves and combines a powerful build with a lovely sound. Jason Kennedy investigates.

• Jason Kennedy
• Feb 2023

Copland's latest integrated amplifier range is a three-strong group of hybrid amps. We've already seen the biggest model in the range, but Alan Sircom thinks the middle model might just be living in the 'goldilocks' zone!

• Alan Sircom
• Dec 2022

PrimaLuna has been the attainably-priced high-end valve amp brand for the longest time, but it never made a hybrid amp until it could find a circuit that delivered the goods. The Evo 300 Hybrid is that amplifier, according to Alan Sircom.

• Alan Sircom
• Oct 2022

French amplifier specialists Lavardin have a unique circuit design, invented as a means to create components that play music instead of test tones. This is not a powerhouse, but it makes a lot of musical sense, argues Alan Sircom

• Alan Sircom
• Oct 2022

The Cyrus 'singing shoebox' is a little legend in audio and while the i9 XR looks like its many predecessors, it's a wholly new design, according to Simon Lucas.

• Simon Lucas
• Sep 2022

Aavik Acoustics is taking the Class D amplifier to new heights, and the I-580 is also a proof of concept for the company's anti-interference treatments, argues Alan Sircom.

• Alan Sircom
• Sep 2022