Amazon Prime Day has barely even started yet, and already this might be the best hi-fi deal you're going to find all week. The JBL SA550 Classic stereo amplifier has absolutely plummeted from from £1749 to an unbelievably low £499 at Peter Tyson, meaning you could save £1250 on some proper hi-fi pedigree.
We'll repeat that. £1250. It boggles the mind.
You'll have to head over to Peter Tyson to take advantage, but that doesn't matter! We're looking for the best deals across all major retailers during the Prime Day period, so don't think that we're restricting ourselves to Amazon-only.
Best JBL SA550 Classic early Prime Day deal
The JBL SA550 Classic integrated amplifier blends stylish retro appeal with great build quality and, at this level, a stunning low price. The amp feels solid to the touch, while the front panel's brushed fascia contrasts neatly with its exterior wooden panels to add an air of luxurious desirability.
Its power output is rated at 90W into 8 ohms, with the amp favouring Class G amplification and twin internal power supplies for greater efficiency.
In terms of connectivity, the JBL amp offers aux and headphone inputs at the front, while the back panel houses a set of speaker terminals, four analogue inputs (including a moving magnet phono stage for a turntable), and three digital inputs, which feed the amp’s ESS ES9038K2M DAC chip.
There's also Bluetooth connectivity with support for aptX Adaptive if you have a compatible source.
It's not like JBL is giving away a white elephant here, either. During testing, we found the SA550 Classic incredibly easy to get along with thanks to its smooth, cohesive and weighty delivery. To quote from our review: "thanks to the amp’s smooth nature, high frequencies never come close to sounding uncomfortable, even with particularly poor recordings."
It's capable of being a lot of fun, too. A track such as Empire State Of Mind by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys goes hard thanks to the JBL's enthusiastic reproduction of the track’s thumping bassline, and despite sounding a little fat, it still does more than enough to capture the song's propulsive energy.
We thought the JBL was a good shout at its full asking price, but now it's crashed down to £499 at Peter Tyson, we think it demands an even closer look. More than £1000 off? Bafflingly outrageous value. Has the best Prime Day discount just arrived, and it wasn't even on Amazon? Quite possibly.
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