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Cambridge Audio — the British audio manufacturer best known for its beautiful, high-end and new-age streamers, amplifiers and turntables — has announced a compact power amplifier for traditional hi-fi ...

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— Orchard Audio Because the Valencia is a pure power amp, the user must control the volume using a pre-amp or DAC with built-in volume control. Orchard points out that because the Valencia is so ...

If there is a single species of audio component that has gained popularity over the past few years, it would have to be the integrated amplifier; a single box whose entrails combine a control ...

Lots of power, practical integration and control, and a reasonable price tag make the Wotan power amp worth consideration, especially if you own other Schiit Audio components. Schiit Audio’s success ...

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