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The Brio is a fantastic starting point for the audiophile on a budget. By removing unnecessary frills Rega have managed to make this British built amplifier sound much more expensive than it has any right to. It offers a very punchy and rhythmical presentation which makes it instantly involving to listen to with every kind of music. |
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The Cyclone 1.2 is the next step up from the Brio, it offer remarkable value for money (particularly considering it’s hand made in the UK), sounding far more expensive than it has any right to. It comes with a remote control, is available in Black or Silver, and can be ordered with a high quality phono stage for an additional £50. |
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The Mira 3 builds upon the strengths of the Brio by adding power and additional refinement whilst also offering improved ergonomics - with a single rotary control which is used for both changing inputs and adjusting volume. Remote control is also an option, as Rega’s Solar remote control can be purchased for £36. |
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Puresound A10: £599 |
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The A10 is the new entry level integrated amplifier from Pure Sound. The design uses 6N3 dual triodes driving a pair of EL84 running in push-pull for each channel which produce 10 watts per channel. It has two line level inputs and switchable speaker impedance for both 4 and 8 Ohms. |
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This amplifier is simply great fun. It’s very involving to listen to and has performance that is unheard of at this price point which makes it a bit of bargain, whether it’s going to be used in your main system or perhaps in a second system. This amplifier now comes with a removable valve cage. |
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It features auto bias so there’s no need to make any adjustments when changing output valves and uses high quality parts including an Alps volume control and SCR coupling capacitors. This amplifier now also comes with a removable valve cage as shown below. |
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The Cyber 10 uses a pair of 2A3 valves in push pull configuration per channel to produce 11 watts per channel. Not only does it have the midband magic that only directly heated triode amplifiers can reproduce but it also combines it with the functionality of remote control and a valve cage (not pictured). |
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The Mk2 version of the Silver Night is based on the standard version mentioned above but is hard wired (instead of using a circuit board) and uses higher grade internal wiring (including silver wire in selected stages of the audio wiring) and even higher grade capacitors. |