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Thursday, February 17, 2011

Audiant 80i Integrated amplifier with DAC

New Zealand based Perreaux's recent revival is all about going back to its roots, but with a modern twist.  Its new Audiant 80i integrated amplifier features direct digital inputs and a 24/96kHz DAC.
  • Touch button interface
  • 3 line level input, one phono
  • Home theatre input bypass
  • 400VA toroidal power supply
  • 24/96 upsampling DAC
  • 1 x USB digital input
  • 2 x Toslink and 1 x coaxial digital input
  • Audiant's remote can control iTunes and Windows media player via USB
  • 80W of Class AB into 8Ohm (130w into 4ohm)
  • MOSFET output device
  • Less than 1w energy consumption on stand by
  • US$2,995