The Top 5 Stereo Amplifiers of 2021
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One of the most popular ways of improving the sound quality in different conditions and situations is done by a stereo amplifier. Used at home or office and they can amplify the signal coming from CD and DVD players, TVs, etc.
Every stereo system requires an amplifier, it is what breathes life into the loudspeaker. Even the smallest loudspeakers have an amplification module somewhere in their structure, only it’s usually integrated so well that it can’t be seen.
Stereo Amplifiers are responsible for amplifying the incoming audio signal in a way that will not only alter it’s quality but simply enhance it so that your speakers can play the music that is true to its source.
Below are the top 5 stereo amplifiers of 2021, offering a vast range of features and prices.
1. Cambridge Audio CXA61:
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The Cambridge Audio CXA61 is a music lover's dream. Its oversized toroidal transformer means it can deliver 60 watts per channel of pure, dynamic power to your speakers. This amp builds on the foundation of its predecessor — the CXA60 — a Crutchfield customer favorite.
Designed to bring you closer to the music you love, CXA61 will put you right at the heart of your favourite recordings, telling you the story of every note in the most natural, most effortless, most detailed way imaginable.
Specifications:
| Power Output: | 60 watts rms into 8 ohms per channel 90 watts rms into 4 ohms per channel |
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| USB: | Yes |
| Remote Control: | Yes |
| Bluetooth: | aptX HD receiver built-in |
| Phono Stage: | Not Available |
| Digital Inputs: | S/PDIF coaxial, Toslink |
| Headphone Out: | Available |
| Dimensions (HWD): | 115 x 430 x 341mm (4.5 x 16.9 x 13.4”) |
Reasons to buy:
- Compatible with 32-bit/384kHz PCM files and up to DSD 256 data streams
- Detailed dynamic audio, stacked featured set and a great build quality
- Works well across a wide range of musical genres and speakers
- Impressive stereo imaging with the amp being able to place sounds and instruments with precision and stability
2. Marantz PM6007:
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Marantz is one of the most iconic audio brands in the world and most readers have had something of this iconic hifi-brand before. Over the last few decades, they’ve delivered many great products.
The PM6007 builds on the legacy of its predecessors, upgrading the built-in 24-bit/192kHz digital-to-analog converter to ensure accurate, detailed playback of digital sources. And HDAM3 analog audio circuitry delivers faster signal transfer and better transient response.
The PM6007 delivers Marantz’ most musical sound and is an ideal choice for those ready to take the next step in their 2-channel Hi-Fi system.
Specifications:
| Power Output: | 45W per channel |
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| USB: | Not Available |
| Remote Control: | Yes |
| Bluetooth: | Not Available |
| Phono Stage: | MM |
| Digital Inputs: | Coaxial & Optical |
| Headphone Out: | Available |
| Dimensions (HWD): | 105 x 440 x 370mm |
Reasons to buy:
- Broad connectivity with solid casework
- It gives a clear and punchy performance
- The carefully selected high-quality DAC offers a clean sound for a real Marantz experience
- Wider dynamic range with lower distortion for the output stage
- A high-quality MM phono pre-amp with FET input to enjoy best signal purity and sound from your favourite vinyl
- Accurate bass with no audible peaks or dips, no matter where you place your subwoofer
3. Rega Aethos:
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With a brand new, custom designed case the Aethos Stereo Amplifier employs four 160 W 16 Amp output transistors per channel, which deliver 156 W per channel into 6 Ω. The Aethos is a dual mono design using a custom wound toroidal transformer and regulated supplies for the sensitive amplification and driver stages.
But there are no digital inputs, nor is there a phono stage for a turntable. Nonetheless the Aethos is capable of rewarding you with a captivating sound that majors in rhythmic and dynamic fluidity. It delivers a superb combination of insight and dynamic precision to produce a class leading sound.
Specifications:
| Power Output: | 125 Watts (8 ohms) |
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| USB: | No |
| Remote Control: | Yes |
| Bluetooth: | Not Available |
| Phono Stage: | Not Available |
| Digital Inputs: | No |
| Headphone Out: | Available |
| Dimensions (HWD): | 95 x 433 x 360 mm |
Reasons to buy:
- It has an impressive agility and a punch for wide variety of music
- Solid build
- Five line-level inputs, a preamp out, a direct input into the power amp section that bypasses the volume control and that rare thing, a tape loop
- Simple enough controls with smooth-acting buttons for choosing the inputs for listening and recording
- Precise stereo imaging
4. Rega Brio:
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If you are using a turntable, CD player, DAC, streamer, or all four as your source, the Rega Brio integrated amp is a great piece to bring it all together.
Specifically, if you are looking for your first serious integrated amp to start your audio journey, this is just a great buy.
Rega is often described as different, and appreciated by many as musical. Now in its sixth generation (the original Brio first launched in 1991), the new Brio feels both familiar and completely new.
The new Rega Brio takes all the qualities of Brio-R and hones them even more finely. The sound it produces is clearer, more detailed and more muscular.
Specifications:
| Power Output: | 50 Watts (8 ohms) |
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| USB: | No |
| Remote Control: | Yes |
| Bluetooth: | Not Available |
| Phono Stage: | MM |
| Digital Inputs: | No |
| Headphone Out: | Available |
| Dimensions (HWD): | 78 x 216 x 345 mm |
Reasons to buy:
- Headphone output is a big bang for the buck
- Agile and rhythmic presentation with clear details
- Dynamics to die for
- Everything you play on it will sound fluid and precise
- Evenly balanced across the frequency spectrum : sparkling top end but with sweetness, basslines with depth and rumbling textures
5. Luxman L-509X:
The L-509X integrates the features of both a high quality separate amplifier and a high performance integrated amplifier into one product.
The goal of creating an ideal integrated amplifier, initiated by LUXMAN with the launch of the L-509fSE in 2002, has now been advanced with the development of the L-509X.
The style may be ‘retro’, but this powerful integrated amp from a Far East legend is no exercise in nostalgia: it lacks fashionable digital inputs, but has serious sonic appeal.
The Luxman L509x is an extraordinary integrated amplifier delivering a very impressive sonic performance.
What has set this apart from all the other amplifiers is its uncanny ability to present such a detailed presentation of musical performances in such a natural, unforced and, when it is called for, dynamic way.
Specifications:
| Power Output: | 120 Watts (8 Ohms) |
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| USB: | Not Available |
| Remote Control: | Yes |
| Bluetooth: | Not Available |
| Phono Stage: | MM/MC |
| Digital Inputs: | Optical/Coaxial |
| Headphone Out: | Available |
| Dimensions (HWD): | 193 x 440 x 463 mm |
Reasons to buy:
- Plenty of power, composure and control
- Detailed, cohesive and powerful performance lacking nothing in subtlety
- Excellent build and finish
- Wide range of features
- Connectivity of two sets of speakers and the option to switch between them, or use them together
- To ally neutral and balanced
- It's blend of build, features and performance is hard to better at anywhere near this price.
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