ENGSTRÖM ARNE integrated amplifier

ENGSTRÖM’s minimalist, high-performance and high-end valve amplifiers have some surprisingly human names; the ERIC and LARS power amplifiers, the MONICA preamp, and these are now joined by the ARNE integrated amp. With the exception of the Lars (the company’s first product, named after the chief engineer and co-founder of the company), the range is named after Swedish musicians that have particular resonance for Lars and Timo Engström. The new ARNE is named after Arne ‘Dompan’ Domnérus (1824-2008), a jazz musician best known in audiophile circles for playing alto sax in the 1977 Proprius Records classic Jazz At The Pawnshop. This …