- Integrated amplifier
- £7399
- 5/5
That original was a simple, low-powered unit that somehow contrived to deliver a musical performance so exquisite that the memory of it remains emblazoned in our minds to this very day. We have tested thousands of products since that review, but few of them have left such a marked impact on our collective psyche.
On our test rack today sits the latest version of the IT, the Lavardin ITX. It looks utterly familiar, despite a few things having changed in the intervening decades. There is now a choice of finishes, with the red front panel of our test sample a no-cost option. You can have a remote too, something that the original lacked - but disappointingly it is an additional £379.
This story is from the August 2023 edition of What Hi-Fi UK.
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