JAVA HIFI ANNOUNCES NEW JAVA CARBON MODELS AND UPDATES TO THEIR INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER RANGE

New Zealand high-end audio manufacturer, JAVA HiFi, is introducing six new JAVA CARBON pre and power models to its amplifier range in the coming months.

Plus, they are updating the existing integrated amplifier range.

JAVA CARBON PRE AND POWER AMPS

JAVA HiFi 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!”

Martin Bell, JAVA HiFi

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. 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.

JAVA INTEGRATED AMP UPGRADES

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.

Also new from JAVA HiFi 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.

NEW R2R LADDER DAC

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.

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:

JAVA Single Shot 200 (MSRP from US$8,995 in standard finishes)

JAVA Double Shot 200 (MSRP from US$9,995 in standard finishes)

JAVA Single Shot 400 (MSRP from US$11,995 in standard finishes)

JAVA Double Shot 400 (MSRP from US$12,995 in standard finishes)

JAVA CARBON Single Shot 200 (MSRP US$12,995)

JAVA CARBON Double Shot 200  (MSRP US$13,995)

JAVA CARBON Single Shot 400 (MSRP US$15,995)

JAVA CARBON Double Shot 400 (MSRP US$16,995)

AXPONA 2025

The new and updated models begin shipping in May and will be on demonstration in the Playback Distribution rooms at AXPONA, 11 – 13 April 2025.

HiFi PiG Says: Fantastic to see JAVA going from strength to strength with these upgrades, impressive sounding AND beautiful looking HiFi.