Integrated Amp Buyer's Guide (under $1500)

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Tom Martin -- Sat, 05/31/2008 - 17:51

Playback magazine has reviewed 9 of the best integrateds under $1500, and you can read the buyer's guide here starting on page 192 (or just click on the cover line about integrated amps):

http://magazine.playbackmag.net/playback/200804web/

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Robert Harley -- Mon, 06/02/2008 - 16:55

Anyone interested in an integrated amplifier of about that price should check out the new $1625 Naim Nait 5i. Although the model number remains unchanged, this new version has slightly different circuitry. I gave the new model a Golden Ear Award in TAS Issue 182, and it gets a full review in TAS Issue 183.

I'll summarize my view of the Nait 5i with this quote from my Golden Ear Award: "If there's a better value in high-end electronics than the new Naim Nait 5i, I have yet to discover it."

Note that the product was temporarily called the Nait 5i-2, but is now just the 5i.

Robert Harley

mukesh (not verified) -- Mon, 03/01/2010 - 06:43

 I need suggestions for an ideal amp under $1000 for my quad 22L floorstanders

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