You could argue that the integrated amplifier is arguably the most critical component in modern hi-fi. It combines a power amplifier, a built-in phono preamplifier (which you need to connect a ...

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.

We’ve said it over and over again: integrated amplifiers are the future of hi-fi. They’re the central hub to the modern hi-fi system, acting as a power amplifier with a multitude of wired and wireless ...

We take a deep dive into the best budget integrated amplifiers currently available from Rega, Yamaha, Cambridge Audio, Audiolab, NAD, and Iota. For this installment of “Best Right Now,” we sat down ...

If you’re building a hi-fi system, amplification is a necessary cog in the chain. While your source (turntable, streamer etc) plays your music and your speakers output it, the middle-man amplifier ...

In an earlier blog (Comparing Op-Amp & Video Amp Topologies, Part 1), we examined the bandwidth and phase requirements for processing video. In the most recent blog, we looked at the AC and DC ...

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We independently review everything we recommend. We may make money from the links on our site. Learn more› By Brent Butterworth Brent Butterworth is a writer dedicated to audio gear. He has been ...

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 ...

It’s been five years in the making and now QUAD, the classic British hi-fi brand, says it is finally ready to launch its most accomplished range of audio electronics yet. The new Platina Series is ...