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Eight integrated amplifiers between 900 and 1250 euros. All products with a clear focus, target audience and philosophy. We have done our best to paint as complete a picture as possible for you. We hope it will be of some use to you.
Below we put down a table in which we summarize everything very briefly. Purely for your overview. For more information, you can click on the amplifier in the menu. Then you get the measurements, samples, pictures and a more detailed story.
| Model | Construction | Sound | Imaging | Overall Impression |
| Cyrus ONE HD | Good, but a bit plastic. | Balanced. Layed back. | Sleek and large enough. | Very nice all-rounder with plenty of power. |
| Rega Brio | Solid, a bit plastic. | Up-beat, energetic. | Forward projecting. Tight focus. | An open and fast sound with focus on midrange. |
| Roksan Attessa | Very solid. Beautiful product. | Detailed, tight and insightful. | Tight and a good balance. Nicely sized without losing focus. | Technically nice product. Definitely suitable for people seeking insight into music. |
| NuPrime IDA-8 | Very solid. Beautiful product | Generous and remarkably round and complete. | Tight in focus. Presents a stage before you. Just like the Atoll. | Fine device with focus on digital inputs. Generous and quite round sound. |
| Leak Stereo 130 | Retro. But beautifully executed. | Bit thin. Makes matching critical. | Great, but focus could be tighter. | An amplifier that has to match. Bass is a bit thin. |
| Arcam SA-10 | Solid, but not very special. Knobs could be better. | Rhythmic, tight and energetic. | Big and airy for a product in this class. | Remains a fine device. Although it may have a little more body when compared to the rest. |
| Audiolab 6000A | Solid, but not special. | Remarkably neutral. An everyman’s friend. | Forward with a neat focus. | A real friend of everyone. Neutral tuning and good control. |
| Atoll IN100 | Solid. The font could me more subtile. | Very well balanced. Impressive balance between energetic and layed back. | Large enough. Slightly lower projection than competitors. “Stage feel”. | Fine amplifier that gives the feeling of being able to do everything. |