stello_ai500Price: $3495

Website: www.aprilmusic.com

Philip said: It’s taken a long time for an integrated amplifier to come along that I’ve enjoyed as much as the Bryston B100 SST, but the Stello Ai500 has finally arrived, and with it, April Music has a clear winner on their hands. Although it’s not cheap, I suspect that significantly improving on its performance would require spending many multiples of its price, and in this sense the Ai500 offers excellent value.

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Read the SoundStage! review.

The gist: Joins the upper ranks of mid-priced integrated amps.