Dayton Audio HTA200 Integrated Amplifier–DAC

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It’s a humorous outdated factor, seeing respectable buzz about any piece of hi-fi gear nowadays, however previously 12 months we’ve seen oodles of noise about not one, however two very totally different stereo built-in amplifiers—and for very totally different causes. The NAD C 3050 ($1399, all costs in USD) I’ve mentioned to demise already, and I’m going to be discussing it extra quickly since I’m shopping for one and plan on doing a comparability with the LE model I reviewed final 12 months. The different, as you’ve doubtless already guessed from the headline, is Dayton Audio’s HTA200 ($349.98), which—together with its little sibling, the HTA100—is garnering a whole lot of noise for its hybrid tube design, its ample energy, its connectivity, and its ridiculously low worth.