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Java Hi-Fi Single Shot integrated amplifier
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

Audio Research I/50 integrated amplifier
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

SOULNOTE A-2
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

Lindemann Audio Musicbook Combo
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 200iX
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

Jadis I70
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

Octave V70 Class A
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 CSA 100
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 EVO 300 Hybrid
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

Lavardin ITx20
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

Cyrus i9-XR
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 I-580
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