Amplifiers from this disconcertingly-named Chinese (Guangzhou) company have been getting good reviews recently.

This is the KINKI STUDIO EX series B-7 Monoblock power amplifier:

- Exicon Lateral MOSFET solid-state design
- Output Power: 250 Wrms (2-8 Ohms)
- Input Sensitivity: 1.45Vrm
- Dimensions: 330D x 230W x 190H
- Weight: 17kg ea
- Price: US$3498/pr / €2540/pr


"...we are being conservative. The monos can technically deliver a lot higher watts than what is stated. We do not want to get into the number games. We trust you as the smart consumer, you are not looking at just the number. "

From the KINKI STUDIO EX B-7 webpage







KINKI STUDIO is distributed in NZ by REFERENCE AUDIO SYSTEMS (Peter Hardie) - www.referenceaudio.co.nz/

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A review by The Next Best Thing Studio (14 Oct '20):

" excellent from top to bottom...engaging "

" ...detail & layering that was not present before " (compared to HEGEL H190, NAIM SuperNait 3)

" ...keeps on reminding me of a sound that I got from the Dan D'Agostino M400 amplifiers (which cost USD65,000/pr) "

" not laid back, more engaging...seriously dynamic..."

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" Anyone continuing to hold on to Chinese hifi as MidFi really hasn't paid any attention of late! "

(6Moons (Oct 2018) review of EX B-7 earlier version))

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