Artison Backpack: the world’s slimmest 5.1 AV amplifier?

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It looks more like a hard drive than a home cinema amp

If you believe your AV kit should, unlike Victorian children, be heard but not seen – or perhaps you’re just very short on shelf space – a home cinema amplifier with the diminutive dimensions of a laptop may well be for you.

The Artison Backpack is an ultra-slim 5.1 amplifier that’s just over an inch tall and measures less than 12in wide and deep, its anodised aluminium chassis capable of being attached to the back of a flat-panel display, or mounted both on and in-wall.

Physical connectivity includes three HDMI and single optical and 3.5mm stereo inputs,  while the HDMI output allows for 4K, ARC and 3D passthrough. There are also LFE and RCA outputs.

The Artison Backpack is available from this week, priced £1195.

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Becky Roberts
Becky Roberts
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Becky is a hi-fi, AV and technology journalist, formerly the Managing Editor at What Hi-Fi? and Editor of Australian Hi-Fi and Audio Esoterica magazines. With over twelve years of journalism experience in the hi-fi industry, she has reviewed all manner of audio gear, from budget amplifiers to high-end speakers, and particularly specialises in headphones and head-fi devices.

In her spare time, Becky can often be found running, watching Liverpool FC and horror movies, and hunting for gluten-free cake.