Integrated Amplifiers

.Short on space, but don't want to compromise on sound quality? Done!

Offering 25 watts of power per channel in a great value package, the AXA25 features a 3.5mm aux input on the front for smartphones and four analogue inputs on the back panel for connecting all your sources.

Ok, so what are the expectations on a sub $500 amplifier. Supply enough current to make loudspeaker cones move in and out is a start. I guess it should have some buttons and at least one knob on the front. Some led lights would be a plus. In short, expectations for an amp at this price point are fairly low. But then along comes the AM10, and delivers the the bare necessities, but also makes room for some more refined nice stuff too.

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The AXA35 boasts 35 watts of power per channel, an integrated moving magnet phono stage for turntable enthusiasts, a white display screen, and a ¼ inch headphone socket for private listening sessions.

Denon PMA-520AE Integrated Amplifier is equipped with audio technologies truly fabricated for audio enthusiasts. The PMA-520AE with its Advanced High Current Single Push-Pull Circuit increases its strength and stability with a capability to supply current instantaneously.

Denon PMA-520AE Integrated Amplifier integrated amplifier features a High-Current Single-Push-Pull circuitry to achieve both strength and detail in music playback, which is Denon’s focus for its pure audio amplifiers. The relay switch used for CD and Phono input contains an inert gas to prevent the occurrence of noise that can negatively affect the signal. In addition, durable parts strictly selected for their contribution to sound quality, such as the large-capacity block capacitor for the power supply circuit, high-quality sound carbon resistors, and high-quality sound capacitors, are also used. Each individual part employed in configuring the circuits reflects this emphasis on high fidelity. For improved convenience, the remote control unit that comes with the PMA-520AE includes the main functions that control Denon CD players.

This amplifier has been around for decades in one form or another, and like James Bond's favourite pocket accesory it is deeply functional, effective, well finished, long lasting, and hits the target for musicality vs price.

Official page from Rotel

Wanted: Amplifier to drive moderately priced separates system - must have built in tuner and boatload of power. Looks not important, but a phono stage would be nice.

I'm not sure what I would do if I came across something like the above in the personals section, but if I was in a charitable mood, I'd probably recommend they check out my single friend, the Cambridge Audio SR10. This isn't just a simple matter of ticking all the right boxes, the SR10 also has a lovely personality and is ready to settle down and make sweet music with you and your record collection. Why am I reading the personals section? None of your damn business.

The AXR85 boasts 85 watts of power, a built-in phono stage for connecting record players with Moving Magnet cartridges, a front panel 3.5mm input for iPod/MP3 players, built-in FM/AM radio with RDS and 30 presets and four analogue inputs for connecting all your music, AV and audio sources. In addition, the built-in bluetooth receiver allows you stream your favourite music from your smartphone, tablet or PC.

Available in Black or White

All in One Music System

The A11 is a 50-watt per channel integrated amplifier that supports aptX and AAC for CD quality wireless audio streaming, with a Moving Magnet Phono Stage input for classic vinyl lovers and 4 RCA analog source inputs ensuring connectivity to all popular Hi-Fi equipment.

The most powerful amplifier in the AX range offers a massive 100 watts per channel, a dedicated subwoofer speaker output for improving bass and two sets of speaker outputs. It also features analogue inputs, digital inputs, a phono stage, an FM/AM receiver with RDS and a 3.5mm input. In addition, the built-in bluetooth receiver allows you stream your favourite music from your smartphone, tablet or PC.

For the price of a single piece of plastic Sonos or similiar you actually get quite a nice bit of Hi Fi with this DM41 system ... when you use it you will be immediately struck by its solid well manufacured feel and the decent sound quality.

Hi Fi components are always an obvious sound quality and build quality ahead of the 'mini systems" and this DM41 is built like proper Hi Fi rather than a mini system.

The speakers have detacheable grilles with good drive unit quality and excellent terminals in a solid non resonant box. The CD Player has a good draw mech and the control feel is like that of a decent piece of Hi Fi kit.

Feature wise it actually has an optical input making it an excellent Soundbar alternative for a contemporary Television along with Bluetooth and an excellent DAB tuner.

Official website for the Denon DM41DAB+

"What Hi-Fi?" on the DM41

We saw this first at the Munich Hi Fi show where it was being used to drive something unlikely and very difficult in loudspeakers, it was a quiet little session in the demo room at Munich with a definite tension in the air as the wolves were circling each other in the Distribution Arena. The smell of blood was in the water and the knives were out.

The Cyrus One had raised the interest level in the product and what had been a quiescent and polite gentleman's agreement to purvey in Australia was attracting a new level of interest.

This is going to be a really strong product for us ... finally a rival for the Rega Brio?

Cyrus One Official website.

60W integrated amplifier

The A12 integrated amplifier displays the same clean lines and intuitive operation as the A14 with output power rated at 60 Watts per channel RMS into 8 ohms. Rotel engineers begin their quest for uncompromising audio performance at the power supply. This is the heart of an amplifier and an area where considerable time and investment is spent.

This is the upgraded version with digital inputs of the terrific Cyrus One released last year. Currently we in Australia are selling this lovely brick of an amplifier at the best price in the world ... Official website for the Cyrus One HD

I can't believe that the PSX-R has been missing from our website for this long... Maybe we've been trying to keep it a secret? Well, it's not a very good secret, as most of our cyrus customers know the joy of this fully regulated power supply. Cyrus kit is extremely effective for the money, but if you want to wring that last bit of extra performance out of it, then get a PSX-R! It will increase dynamics, lower the noise floor and boost the detail of your Cyrus kit. Both source components and amps can benefit from this nifty kit, with its smart circuitry automatically configuring for which ever device you plug it in to. Is it better on a source or an amp? We recommend one for each!

80W integrated amplifier

The flagship A14 has the highest power and widest set of features in the range. The A14 is rated at 80 Watts per channel RMS into 8 ohms, both channels driven. Yet ratings alone do not reflect real world usage. The A14 features a rugged power supply comprising a Rotel-manufactured toroidal transformer plus slit-foil capacitors to effortlessly handle difficult speaker loads and dynamic signal peaks.

It's hard in this fast moving scene of consumer electronics for clients to realise that they can buy a music system for not a lot of money that will potentially last thirty years.

When your TV is designed to last three or four years and your phone should be changed every 18 months this seems anti establishment to be offering something that isn't very expensive but which you would also expect to be able to give top your children.

This combination of Rega Planar 1 turntable. Rotel A10 amplifier, and Monitor Audio Bronze 2 loudspeakers is the bees knees for the money,

This is what happens when some European Denon designers try to get in on the act of brands like Cyrus and Rega ... and it's a fair effort. Fundamentally this is a number of different devices put into a single chassis so it's a jolly convenient amalgam of streaming and digital inputs with a solid smooth sounding amplifier. 

Look it's not going to win a strict AB comparison with a Cyrus or Rega ... and it lacks a phono input. However the convenience of all those source options and the opportunity of combining this with a good pair of bookshelf speakers with an appropriate treble character make it a contender

Official website for the Denon DRA100

The M2si delivers 76 watts per channel into 8ohms and 137 watts into 4ohms. This means the M2si will drive a wide range of speakers, even power-hungry models.

Further flexibility is provided by the M2si's excellent connectivity, which includes six line-level inputs and switchable home-theatre throughput. There are also preamp outputs and tape outputs.

Great attention has been paid to internal layout, isolating each circuit section to prevent possible interaction. The unit features a finely tuned and tweaked preamplifier, for smooth sound coupled with low noise and virtually no distortion.

The power amplifier consists of two top quality power amplifiers for the absolute best in separation and imaging. Generously rated, they are enough to drive even the most demanding loudspeakers with ease. Low distortion and very quiet they will deliver all music types exactly as the artist originally intended.

The resultant performance achieved by this unit is among the best in the world. It has excellent signal to noise ratio, low distortion, wide bandwidth and dynamic range, with extraordinary resolution and fine detail.

It features a Class A preamp stage with its own, independent power supply, coupled with a discrete pair of power amps. In effect, this means the M2si offers the performance benefits of a pre/power configuration with the compact convenience of a one-box design.

The Elex R is made in the English Rega factory and is one of the best buys available for a real stereo amp that one would justifiably expect to last a generation or two in a family. In this business we get to make snap product judgments on the way a device feels in our hands when we take it out of the box.

The particular first impression I got from the Elex was a sense of Deja Vu that put me back in the Imperial War Museum and being given a slab of 40mm armour from a Tiger Tank. It is quite remarkably solid and in fact on the hi-fi component inertia scale is possibly the highest scoring item ever ....

This new amplifier forms part of the next generation EVOLUTION 50 range of products. Housed in a slim case with engraved front panel and solid control knobs, it’s finished in either black or silver brushed aluminium. An ingenious new push button design has been developed for it, offering excellent tactile feel and backlit optical indication of usable functions for optimum user-friendliness.

This is Creek’s first product to feature an OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) display. This white on black display provides higher clarity and resolution than a normal display. Brightness levels can be changed or the display made to turn off when not required, via the menu system.

Creek Audio no longer makes a separate EVOLUTION Tuner. So, for die-hard analogue tuner fans, Creek has employed the services of ‘John Westlake and Dominik Peklo of Lakewest Audio’ to develop theAMBIT AM/FM Tuner Module. The AMBIT module can be fitted inside the amplifier, with its antenna sockets mounted on the rear panel. When fitted, it automatically turns the amp into a Receiver, suitable for every region of the world.

This is the third version of this very capable amplifier to be released and it is exceptionally innovative. To our knowledge this is the first piece of proper Hi-Fi to have a Google Cast built into it.

So it has all the Cyrus One attributes of clean midrange articulation with excellent spatial rendition. The Cyrus techs have engineered a Google Chromecast into the digital preamplifier section that allows for broad spectrum access of all the streaming services.

Cyrus One Cast official website

A great Integrated Amplifier that delivers oh so much power. 85 Watts per channel at this price point is a killer deal. A brilliantly smooth unit typical of what is great about musical fidelity. This is a brand that has been loved my audiophiles for decades.

A Tungson KT150 power Class A integrated valve amplifier with built in 32 bit 384khz dac at $2899. Anybody who is in the market for an integrated amplifier need give this little baby a whirl

An answer to a problem you didnt think you had. Our ex display Leema Corvus will work wonders integrating into high end home theatres where the user would like to improve the performance of their centre speaker and subwoofer control. Ex display. Unit has been here for a while, to move it we would be happy to do an excellent deal on a centre channel & or subwoofer.

Excellent overall measured and sonic performance has been achieved with this analogue integrated amp, but when used together with the matching EVOLUTION 50CD, the analogue pre-amp can be bypassed completely, to allow the volume to be controlled in the digital domain. Connecting the output directly to the “Power amp AV direct” inputs elevates the performance to an even higher level, by reducing noise and distortion associated with active pre-amplification.

Creek Audio no longer makes a separate FM Tuner, but die-hard analogue tuner fans can continue to enjoy this valuable format by using the top-quality AMBIT plug-in tuner module, which augments the EVOLUTION 50A and 100A’s capabilities. The AMBIT or RUBY modules are mounted on the back panel ‘Smart-Slot’, replacing Line Input 5.   When the AMBIT is fitted, it automatically turns the amp into a Receiver, configurable for use in any region of the world. The OLED display shows all the tuner’s functions and it’s controlled by the left hand buttons and control knobs, as well as remote control.

Coming soon, the RUBY plug-in DAC module also replaces Line Input 5. It features 2 x 24/192 SPDIF, 2 x TOSLINK digital inputs, 24/96 USB, Bluetooth and FM radio inputs, in addition to the existing 4 analogue line inputs.

For vinyl fans, the EVOLUTION 100A can also be configured for Vinyl Disc input, using Line input 1. A SEQUEL 2 (40, 48 or 54) module can be plugged into a dedicated connector on the pre-amp PCB. It doesn’t restrict the use of either the AMBIT or RUBY modules. Sequel 2 comes in three versions – 40dB MM, 48dB MC and 54dB MC.

To simplify the many options a stylish system remote handset controls all the functions of the EVOLUTION 50 and 100 series. An optional IR extender to enable the products to be hidden away, but still operable via remote control.

The EVOLUTION 100A is the most sophisticated and reasonably priced amplifier Creek has ever made. It provides stunning audio performance and is capable of out-performing other makes of amplifiers costing many times the price.

Do you want power? Unruly, raw power to make your closest friends and loved ones dance when you want them to, cry when you want them to and feel overwhelming joy when you want them to? This will give you that power…in effect 150 Watts worth of power.

Next step…world domination…