Power Amplifiers $1,000–3,000 - TAS Editor's choice 2021

THE ABSOLUTE SOUND (25 Mar '21) Editors have again nominated their candidates in this 'budget' Hi-Fi price category.

Unsurprisingly nowadays, half of their selections are Class-D or hybrid Class-D amplifiers.

Interesting, is the description of the QUAD Artera Stereo amplifier as "the finest amplifier the company has ever made by a good margin".


NuForce STA200 - US$1299



Channel Islands C100S - US$1495




Wyred 4 Sound ST-500 mkII / ST-1000 mkII - US$1499–$1999


NuPrime ST-10 - US$1595



Audio by Van Alstine Ultravalve - US$1599



Coincident Speaker Technology Dynamo 34SE MKIII - US$1799




NAD C 298 - US$1999



Odyssey Audio Stratos - US$2700/pr.

Quad Artera Stereo - US$2995




Rogue Audio Hydra - US$2995