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Best budget amps

Hi-Fi Choice  |  Jun 7, 2014

Six of the latest and greatest integrated amplifiers under £400 fight it out for sonic superiority at the price

Cambridge Audio Azur 651A £350

Marantz PM6005 £380

NAD D 3020 £399

Pioneer A-50 £350

Vieta VH-HA100 £280

Yamaha A-S201

ORIGIN

UK/China

TYPE

Integrated

amplifier/DAC

WEIGHT

8.4kg

DIMENSIONS

(WxHxD)

430 x 120 x 350mm

FEATURES

● Quoted power: 75W RMS per channel

● 5x line input, 
● 16-bit /48kHz USB

1.0 digital input

● 6.3mm and 3.5mm

headphone socket

DISTRIBUTOR

Richer Sounds

TELEPHONE

0333 9000093

WEBSITE

cambridgeaudio.

com

ORIGIN

Japan/China

TYPE

Integrated

amplifier/DAC

WEIGHT

7.6kg

DIMENSIONS

(WxHxD)

440 x 105 x 370mm

FEATURES

● Quoted power:

45W RMS per

channel (8 ohms)

● 5x line inputs,

1x MM phono input

● 24-bit/ 192kHz

digital input

● Loudness control

DISTRIBUTOR

Marantz UK

TELEPHONE

02890 279830

WEBSITE

marantz.co.uk

ORIGIN

Canada/China

TYPE

Integrated

amplifier/DAC

WEIGHT

1.38kg

DIMENSIONS

(WxHxD)

58 x 186 x 219mm

FEATURES

● Quoted power:

30W RMS per

channel

● Built-in DAC

(24/96 max via USB)

● 1x line, 2x optical

digital inputs, 1x

coaxial, 1x aptX

Bluetooth, 1x

asynchronous USB

● 6.3mm

headphone socket

DISTRIBUTOR

Sevenoaks Sound & Vision

TELEPHONE

01732 459555

WEBSITE

nadelectronics.com

ORIGIN

Japan/China

TYPE

Integrated amplifier

WEIGHT

11.1kg

DIMENSIONS

(WxHxD)

435 x 139 x 357mm

FEATURES

● Quoted power:

90W per channel

● 5x line, 1x MM

phono input

● 2 pairs of speaker

outputs

● 6.3mm

headphone socket

DISTRIBUTOR

Pioneer GB

TELEPHONE

0330 1231240

WEBSITE

pioneer.co.uk

ORIGIN

Spain/China

TYPE

Integrated amplifier

WEIGHT

4.8kg

DIMENSIONS

(WxHxD)

430 x 70 x 285mm

FEATURES

● Quoted power:

100W per channel

● 4x line input, 1x

MM phono input

● 3.5mm minijack

line in

● 6.3mm

headphone socket

DISTRIBUTOR

Aqord Distribution

TELEPHONE

0161 6117174

WEBSITE

aqsound.com

vieta.es

ORIGIN

Japan/Malaysia

TYPE

Integrated amplifier

WEIGHT

6.7kg

DIMENSIONS

(WxHxD)

435 x 141 x 333mm

FEATURES

● Quoted power:

100W per channel

● 4x line, 1x MM

phono input

● 2 pairs of speaker

outputs

● 6.3mm

headphone socket

DISTRIBUTOR

Yamaha UK

TELEPHONE

0844 8111116

WEBSITE

uk.yamaha.com

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