Dayens Menuetto Integrated Amplifier
Dan Worth gets to grip with a little 50watts a side integrated amp from Serbia that costs just £600 in the UK.
Amplifiers
TAGA Harmony HTA – 700B V2 amplifier, Platinum B-40 Speakers and Platinum 18 Speaker Cables Package
Dominic Marsh takes this €840 package of amp, speakers and speaker cables from TAGA Harmony for a spin.
Krell Digital Vanguard Integrated Amplifier
Janine Elliot takes a listen to the Krell Digital Vanguard, an integrated amplifier costing £5998 and boasting a whole host of features relevant to today’s modern home.
Fezz Audio Silver Luna EL34 Valve Amplifier
The Silver Luna integrated valve amplifier from Polish company Fezz Audio uses EL34 tubes and costs £725 in Poland (and 1700,00 Eur for PRESTIGE export version) , which is something of a budget price for tube amp. Dominic Marsh takes a listen.
PrimaLuna DiaLogue Premium HP Integrated Amplifier
The PrimaLuna DiaLogue Premium HP Integrated Amplifier at £2,998 is billed as a fit an forget valve amplifier that avoids many of the headaches traditionally associated with valve amp ownership. Ian Ringstead takes one for a spin.
Aaron “The Chrome One” Integrated Amplifier
Dominic Marsh takes this €4790, chrome plated integrated amplifier from German manufacturer High End GmbH for a whirl to see if its sonic attributes live up to the amps good looks.
Arcam FMJ CDS 27 and FMJ A19 Integrated Amplifier
A full size integrated amplifier with phonostage, plus a CD player that is also a streamer for just shy of £1200 seems like a good deal. Stuart Smith investigates.
Cabasse Stream 100 Amplifier and Surf Loudspeakers
French based Cabasse make the renowned Sphère loudspeaker system, but they also produce more modestly priced items.Here Dominic Marsh takes a listen to the Stream 100 amplifier (£499) and Surf loudspeakers (£379)
Merrill Audio Thor Monobloc Amplifiers
After reviewing the Merrill Audio Veritas monobloc power amplifiers in January 2015 Stuart Smith auditioned the American company’s $4800 Thor amps.
Bespoke Audio Co Passive Preamplifier
At £9000 the Bespoke Audio Co passive Preamplifier certainly isn’t cheap, but this is a hand-made in the UK, luxury product that is not meant to be within the reach of the majority of people. Stuart Smith takes a listen.
Icon Audio MB 30 SE Mono Power Amplifiers
Icon Audio’s MB 30 SE mono power amplifiers use no PCBs in their construction and come with a two year guarantee. Stuart Smith takes a listen to these £2199 amps.
Nuforce DAC80 DAC and HA200 Headphone Amp
Janine Elliot takes a listen to the NuForce DAC80 Digital to Analogue Converter and the company’s HA200 Headphone amplifier. Linette Smith then takes the HA200 for a second opinion.
Tisbury Passive Preamplifier
At £129 this little passive pre has more inputs than its predecessor but costs less. What’s all that about then? Ian Ringstead finds out.
Devialet Ensemble
French company Devialet have taken the audio world by storm since they launched and Stuart Smith now takes a listen to their £5590 Ensemble package.
Primare I32 Integrated Amplifier, DAC & Media Board
Dan Worth takes a listen to this well specified integrated amplifier (£2000) complete with its MM30 Media board (£1250)
