Receivers & Amplifiers

The xDuoo XD05 Pro is a truly unique portable amp and DAC with the ability not only to change the amplifier cards but also the DAC separately giving you a multitude of performance options.

3 expert reviews

The price tag can be intimidating, but the NAD C 700’s design, build quality, and exquisite audio performance fully justifies it.

5 expert reviews

The McIntosh MC312 2-Channel Solid State Amplifier is one of their newest designs that easily carries the 70-year tradition of providing leading...

4 expert reviews

The McIntosh C2700 is our new favorite among high-end class preamps. This is both because it is so useful and flexible, but also because it delivers the music on a silver platter. The practical DAC module with HDMI input, and the quiet and crystal...

4 expert reviews

Denon PMA-A110 is an amplifier that evokes warm, nostalgic feelings in the reviewer. First, it looks like something that could have been built in the heyday of Japanese hi-fi. Or rather: It resembles the beautified memory of that time – because even...

4 expert reviews

NAD started its story making amplifiers, and has been researching and developing the technology for almost half a century. All that shows in the unassuming-looking C 298 power amplifier, designed for use in everything from conventional hi-fi and home...

7 expert reviews

Just add speakers to this impressive streaming amplifier and you’ve got a capable and affordable wireless system built around an audiophile DAC, quad-core processor and a powerful stereo soundstage. The excellent BluOS control app, extensive...

14 expert reviews | 1 user reviews

Review of the Technics SU-G700 Integrated Amp, a more affordable version of the SU-R1000 amp

7 expert reviews

The latest NAD C338 integrated amplifier looks much the same as NAD amps have always done but, under the skin, things are rather different.

5 expert reviews

What Hi-Fi? Awards 2022 winner. Extra features and improved sound quality for those willing to pay a higher price

4 expert reviews

Cambridge’s flagship streaming system is like an all-inclusive five-star holiday – pricey but worth it

9 expert reviews | 15 user reviews

The McIntosh MC1502 will go down in history as one of their classics, on a par with the MC275. It combines brutal control and quantities of power, with openness and sophistication. The amplifier is potent enough to power most speakers, and will only...

4 expert reviews

The AVC-X4700H is 8K/60Hz and 4K/120Hz-capable, ensuring this mid-range receiver ideally suited to next-generation sources – but it's the nine-channel power plant, 11-channel processing functionality and wide-ranging format support that make it a...

6 expert reviews

The Denon AVC-X3700H might not be the cheapest option, but no other AV receiver gives you this much bang for your buck. It has the lot, including Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, IMAX Enhanced, nine channels of built-in amplification, HEOS multi-room, and support...

9 expert reviews | 108 user reviews

Simple, but no less successful for that; this is yet another superb-sounding Rega amp

6 expert reviews

A revised version of Tangent's original Ampster BT (HFC 409), the BT II's outward appearance looks much the same but the Danish maker claims improved digital amps and cooling to deliver 2x 25W into 8ohm (2x 50W into 4ohm). There's a good selection of...

6 expert reviews | 132 user reviews

Among slim receivers we have tested before, Marantz has always come out best in tests in its class. And the 7.1 receiver NR1711 is Marantz’s best so far.

5 expert reviews | 11 user reviews

An easy amplifier to recommend thanks to its excellent build and broad spread of sonic talents

12 expert reviews

Rega adds more functionality than we’re used to, but doesn’t alter the sonic characteristics we’ve always admired.

16 expert reviews

The TEAC Distinction line certainly seems to be well thought out and well matched to each other. The CD-3000 with its 192kHz upsampling before decoding and dual differential DACs has us excited.

8 expert reviews

The Burson Audio Soloist 3X GT is a super-capable headphone amp that has an almost inexhaustible amount of power combined with a resolution that makes the music flow in the most airy way. Everything sounds ‘right’, and the amp has insane control no...

2 expert reviews

The small Chromecast amplifier NAD Amp1 is easy to use and has an inviting sound with good focus in the bass area. It may not shine quite so much upwards in the harmonics, but the overall impression is very good.

4 expert reviews

11 expert reviews

The small, elegant NAD M10 BluOS Streaming 100 wpc x 2 Amplifier is a streamer and DAC all squeezed into one small and stylish package with Dirac Room Correction. Is it worth the $2,500 price tag?

4 expert reviews

Review of the McIntosh MA7200 Integrated Amp

3 expert reviews