McIntosh Group Inc. and Alps Alpine have teamed up to deliver luxury audio systems to the automotive industry. The collaboration entails a technical alliance between Alps Alpine and McIntosh Group audio brands, McIntosh Laboratory, Inc. and Sonus faber for select vehicles.
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NAD Electronics of Canada has announced two new products, the Masters M28 Seven Channel Power Amp And T 758 V3i Surround Sound Receiver
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The new First Watt F8 power amplifier has been created as an updated version of the earlier J2 amplifier, introduced in 2009.
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Naim Audio has created a 1300 Watt ‘sound experience’ for the Pininfarina Battista, the world’s first pure-electric luxury hypercar. More »
Norma HS-IPA 1 is a modular (but in this case, fully loaded) integrated amplifier from Italy that includes a DAC, phono-stage, and headphone amplifier. The unit costs £3650 as tested and here Janine Elliot takes it for a whirl.
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After years of developing and refining their technologies, Aries Cerat has introduced their TriodeFet technology and the Ianus Series of amplifiers that implement this technology.
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ATC loudspeaker Technology has announced the availability of the SCM150ASLT, a “luxurious marriage of world-class transducer and electronic design engineering, conceived to deliver extraordinary levels of clarity, neutrality, transient response and effortless power delivery”.
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The Clarity System from MasterSounds is an all in one loudspeaker and amplifier package costing £4,495. Paul Messenger takes a listen for Hifi Pig. More »
Bryston 4B amplifiers have been around in the audiophile world for over forty years. Since the first one was built in 1978, tens of thousands have been purchased for recording studios, stereo systems, home cinemas etc.
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Mytek have announced the Brooklyn AMP +, a major upgrade of the Brooklyn AMP sound, designed in New York and manufactured in the USA.
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Nearly 20 years have passed since the 2001 launch of the AirTight ATM-211 single-monaural power amplifier using the 211 tube. Since then, AirTight have launched 211 push-pull monaural power amplifier ATM-3211, which has become a turning point for the AirTight brand, as well as the SET ATM-300R.
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The FLS 9 is High End Italian brand,Audia Flight’s, latest integrated amplifier. It shares with FLS 1 model the same fully balanced preamplifier stage boards.
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The CSA100 integrated amplifier is the latest work by Copland, aiming to combine the advantages of tubes and transistor amplification using the synectic design concept from previous Copland hybrid Amplifiers.
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Eon Art of Canada has launched its new Boson monophonic integrated amp. It includes it’s own preamp and each Boson also features a Lundahl splitter transformer to link, two, or up to three amps in a tri-amplifying mono solution. This transformer can be bypassed for regular double mono operation.
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We have received the very sad news that Giovanni Nasta, owner of Unison Research and founder/owner of Opera Loudspeakers, has died. More »
Distributed in the UK by Absolute Sounds and costing £2698, the Prima Luna Evo200 Integrates amplifier offers a great deal of versatility in that output tubes can be swapped out from the supplied EL34s. Janine Elliot gives it a whirl.
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Dan D’Agostino Master Audio Systems has begun shipping the Progression Integrated Amplifier, the latest addition to the Progression Series. The Progression Integrated combines the Progression Preamplifier with the Progression Stereo Amplifier topology, and is built on a modular platform.
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TAGA Harmony, a European manufacturer of speakers and audio electronics, today unveiled the newest additions to their line of hybrid amplifiers, plus a new subwoofer.
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The Exsequor was Aries Cerat’s first ever commercial design ,and had it’s debut in Munich 2011. Now the Exsequor amplifier, finally got its facelift. It is second only to the brand’s statement Achilleas amplifier.
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American brand Krell is a name synonymous with big and powerful amplifiers. Here 
Janine takes their £8998 (including digital board) K-300i Integrated, distributed in the UK by Absolute Sounds, and puts it through its paces.
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The AVID HIFI INTEGRA represents this British company’s entry-level integrated amplifier, yet costs £7000. Janine Elliot takes a listen to assess if this represents a solid investment. More »
Parasound will kick off a dealer tour for the new John Curl-designed Halo JC 1+ monoblock power amplifier on February 29th at The Audio Salon of Santa Monica, CA. This will be the first of a number of dealer events nationwide in the USA to debut this new Parasound flagship amplifier.
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Leema Acoustics is investing heavily in its British-built hifi for 2020 (and beyond), with the introduction of a highly advanced surface-mount oven (the first of its kind in the UK), which will improve the precision and reliability of the Welsh company’s PCBs, to produce Leema Acoustics’ best-ever quality.
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Chord Electronics has introduced its next-generation ULTIMA amplifier topology to (full-size) stereo for the first time, with the introduction of two new power amplifiers, the ULTIMA 5 and ULTIMA 6. The amplifiers will make their world debut at The Bristol Hi-Fi Show, on February 21st. More »
