"Super Integrated" - sixmoons.com

 

Integrated amps can be at the heart of a system that is not only spectacular, but simple as well. More and more, integrated amplifiers are not being considered inferior to separates. Having preamp and power and stages ideally matched within the same chassis can have some definite advantages.

 

The Stello Ai500 is an integrated amp that features an utterly transparent preamp combined with an amp possessing both authority and finesse. With 150W per channel into 8 ohms and 300W per channel into 4 ohms, it can power most demanding speakers with ease. With digital inputs, home theatre bypass, and even balanced analogue inputs, the Stello Ai500 has the flexibility to be the feature component of many systems.

 

"The Ai500's analog preamp stage's transparency is near reference quality." TAS Editor's Choice Award, March 2011

 

"...April Music's Stello Ai500 doesn't just sound good for a two-channel integrated, it sounds good period. Highly recommended." SoundStage!, January 2010

 

"The Ai500's combination of power, refinement and features in fact mandate calling it a super integrated." sixmoons.com, March 2010