Integrated amplifiers have become very popular again with audiophiles for a few reasons and we think it’s fair to say that expensive separates are becoming less relevant. Build quality matters.

Musical Fidelity lifts the lid on the M5xi and M6xi integrated amplifiers ...

For those looking to build a classic hi-fi system and not break the bank, Rotel’s newest integrated amplifier, the A8, should absolutely be on your radar. It’s one of the few integrated amplifiers — ...

A combination preamp/amplifier, typically for two-channel stereo. The preamp provides the input switching and phonograph equalization, and the amplifier boosts the signals to the speakers. Integrated ...

Classic British audio brand Arcam caused a stir in the hi-fi world when it launched the acclaimed Radia Series in 2023. That debut was followed a year later with the launch of a new streamer as well ...

You can implement many fundamental building-block circuits such as a difference amplifier (DA) or instrumentation amplifier (IA) using discrete or integrated components. Design engineers often debate ...

Dan D’Agostino recognizes that only a handful of music lovers are prepared to dedicate a miniature skyscraper’s worth of space—and an equally towering financial outlay—to build a comprehensive ...

Last month, Rotel announced the DX-3, its first-ever headphone amplifier (which can also function as a preamplifier or a standalone DAC). The brand called it the “ultimate desktop audio companion.” ...

Fezz Audio is not some boutique tube brand trying to sell Americans a misty-eyed postcard from Eastern Europe. Designed and manufactured in Poland, the new Integrated Amplifier arrives in the U.S.

Technics is back with a new slate of speakers and amplifiers, and the Audiophiliac checks out the most affordable amp, the SU-C700. Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a ...

Following an international debut at the High End audio show in Munich last year, UK hi-fi brand Chord Electronics has now announced global availability of its "class-leading" 125-watt Ultima ...

So what do our neighbors to the north at Simaudio have to offer hi-fi enthusiasts? We gave a positive review to its 230 HAD headphone amplifier in 2016 and took a look at its obscenely powerful 888 ...