Power amps

Reviews

£ 2500

Paired with the DAC XP+, Cyrus's Mono X300 is a nearly unbeatable preamp/power combination

£ 800

Truly impressive piece of stylish kit – Chord has undone itself with Scamp

£ 700

The Quad Elite pre/power amplifier doesn't blow us away, but it's still worth consideration

£ 3950

The Classé CA-2200 power amplifier, with the help of the Classé CA-5200, can output a prodigious 2590 watts into our speaker reference system

£ 820

If you're looking for a powerful but subtle amplifier, then the NAD C275BEE power amp, paired with the matching C165BEE preamp does the trick

£ 1095

This powerful, well-built unit gets on with the job without drawing attention to itself

£ 1115

This Naim NAP 155 XS power amp is a fine performer, but it's not the last word in dynamics when used with the NAC 152 XS preamp

£ 4850

When paired with the matching Pre 1 G3 pre-amp, this power stage is as revealing as you'll find at this kind of price

ATC P1

5
£ 1566

When paired with the five-star ATC CA-2 preamp, this power amplifier really shines

£ 33500

These Pathos monoblocs might be eye-wateringly expensive, but if you've got a system to match (and a very large wallet) they're worth it