Integrated Amplifiers

An integrated amplifier combines a preamplifier and power amplifier in the same chassis. Though the power output from integrated amplifiers is generally lower than that from separate power amplifiers, integrateds are much less expensive, and ideal for budget to moderately priced systems. High-end integrated amplifiers have changed radically in the past few years. Leading high-end manufacturers have realised that an integrated amplifier makes sense for a great many music lovers. The cost and convenience advantages of an integrated amplifier are compelling. Integrateds take up less space, are easier to connect, reduce the number of cables in your system, and can even offer the performance of separate components. Now that high-end manufacturers have taken the integrated amplifier seriously, they're putting their best technology and serious design efforts into their integrateds.