New Amplifiers at Fidelis

Rega Brio

The entry product in Rega’s integrated amplifier line with 49 watts into 8 ohms. No remote control, but a high quality built-in moving magnet phono stage and superb Rega sound. $699

Perreaux Audiant 80i

Another great review for Perreauz Audiant 80i.

One of the most exciting products ever to be introduced to the United States by Fidelis AV, the Audiant 80i is an integrated amplifier with a built in DAC and moving magnet phono stage. Built “upside down” on a beautiful piece of extruded aluminum, which not only forms the stylish top of the case but also serves as the main heatsink. This unit has remote control, a touch screen panel, and puts out a very detailed sounding 80 watts into 8 ohms (130 into 4 ohms). An oversized 400 VA power transformer lurks in this slim and stylish, but hefty unit. Hand made in New Zealand. Check out Neil Gader’s highly positive review in The Absolute Sound. Introductory price of $2995.

LFD LE MK 4

We hope you may have read the Sam Tellig’s glowing January 2011 Stereophile review on this gem of an integrated amplifier. Sam uses the LE IV with his Harbeth C7ES-3 loudspeakers. Musicality in spades! Warm sound bordering on the romantic, from a purist solid-state analogue unit. You will think there must be tubes in there. Highly recommended. $3695.

Naim Uniti

All in one amplifier, CD player, FM tuner and DAC with USB memory stick interface. This is an all in one perfectionist unit, with 50 watts per channel. The transport is of a quality on par with separate Naim CD players, and will be familiar to anyone used to their slide out drawer and puck arrangement. $3795.

Perreaux Eloquence 250i

This top-of-the line integrated amplifier features balanced XLR inputs, advanced volume and balance controls, and a full 250 watts per channel into 8 ohms and a massive 500 watts into 4 ohms. Truly this is an integrated amplifier to compete with large separate power amplifiers! A knockout unit at $8995.

Perreaux Prisma SM6 Mk II Preamplifier

Perreaux’s balanced preamplifier with its sleek aesthetic and phenomenal sound is the perfect match for their famous power amplifiers, which have been controlling speakers since 1974. Reasonably priced for an XLR preamplifier at $4799

Perreaux Prisma 350 Stereo Power Amplifier

This 66 lb. behemoth may not be fun to pick up, but it is a pleasure to listen too. It has 350 watts available into 8 ohms, and 600 watts available into 4 ohms, with a damping factor of 700 and a 1390 VA power supply. It can handle very inefficient speakers and deliver dynamics that sound like real live music, all with high resolution, without causing fatigue and with tight clean bass.

Conrad Johnson ET5

The new high-end tube preamplifier from CJ, and our first choice of preamplifier in our main listening room for showing off almost all of our other components. This preamplifier uses an enhanced triode circuit that is extremely similar to the one in the flagship GAT preamplifier. Priced at $9500.

Conrad Johnson LP 125M

Conrad Johnson least expensive all tube monoblocks. Very impressive at driving difficult low impedance speakers with satisfying and tight base control, as well as the musical midrange presentation you might expect from 6550 output tubes. These amplifiers provide a very dynamic 125 pure tube watts that sound like 300 watts of solid-state power. These amplifiers have very high quality output transformers. These tube monoblocks are some of the least fussy and easiest to bias we have ever played, and they allow us to simply enjoy the music they produce. Priced at $9500 for the pair.