![]() An Editor’s Choice Award winner and a Best Value winner for 2020. “True high-end sound does not have to be a luxury,” we deduced after spending time with an Audio by Van Alstine “hand-built, point-to-point wired, single-ended-transistor voltage amplifier which offers 60 Watts per channel stereo into 8-Ohm loads.” The lack of active preamplification, the reason why it’s a “control amp” and not a typical integrated, can be argued against: does it belong in a list of best integrated amplifiers? The simple design of the SET 120 and it’s operation in Class-A (for the first 10 watts) makes it a natural choice in its price class over the many “trendy” Class-D integrated amps of current day. With the SB-C600s, this redefines the level of performance you can get from a $2,000 audio system.Īudio by Van Alstine SET 120 ($1,399 USD) You get a fully digital integrated, top-loading CD transport, digital streaming, MM phono stage, Space Tune environmental adjustments, radio and unlimited connectivity with TVs and subwoofers. This compact, lightweight “compact CD network receiver,” designed to go with Technics’ SB-C600 monitors, is an amazingly complete all-in-one for its humble price. If you’re looking for our list of “the best stuff to check out right now” - this is it. We’ve attempted to capture a moment in time - one year - and collect together, in one place, all of those products that we want to have and hold and use in our own systems right now. No list like this can ever be complete since we’re bound to forget something that has duly impressed the heck out of us. These are the products we love - and we think you will, too. These products have elicited responses such as “I was gobsmacked every minute I spent with this” or “The shipping box was wet with the tears of my lost innocence” or, too often, just “Take my money!” In other words, this isn’t about high-end audio products that we merely like. Every product listed in this guide is beloved by at least one team member. ” This collection represents our enthusiasm. The Guide is more than “We heartily endorse this. Welcome to the Integrated Amplifiers section of the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for Summer 2023. Vantage 3 Live from YG and Bel Canto | Munich 2023 TIDAL Audio Contriva G3 and Piano G3 | Munich 2023 ![]() Musical Fidelity M8s PRE Preamplifier | REVIEWīest Hi-Fi Accessories | Buyers Guide Summer 2023īest Cables and Power Management | Buyers Guide Summer 2023īest Headphone Gear | Buyers Guide Summer 2023īest Digital Players | Buyers Guide Summer 2023īest Phono Cartridges, Tonearms and Headshells | Buyers Guide Summer 2023īest Phono Pres | Buyers Guide Summer 2023īest Turntables | Buyers Guide Summer 2023īest Preamplifiers | Buyers Guide Summer 2023īest Power Amplifiers | Buyers Guide Summer 2023īest Integrated Amplifiers | Buyers Guide Summer 2023īest Floorstanding Speakers | Buyers Guide Summer 2023īest Bookshelf Speakers | Buyers Guide Summer 2023Īn Interview With Steve Guttenberg and Herb Reichert | The Occasional PodcastĪmpsandsound Arch Monoblock Amplifiers | REVIEW ![]()
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