Majik-I is a combined pre- and power amplifier housed in one compact unit. It sets a new performance benchmark for integrated amplifiers by marrying audio circuitry derived from Linn’s Klimax Kontrol with Chakra power amplification.

Selling for £1450, the Majik-I delivers a maximum of 2x100W, features six stereo source inputs, including one for a turntable, along with an input for a portable music player and a headphone socket on the front panel.

Linn’s Chakra amplification offers increased power, reliability and efficiency, less heat and lower distortion than other amplifier designs. Chakra amplification also deploys Linn’s proprietary hum and buzz-free Switch Mode Power Supply technology for superior mains noise isolation and efficiency to generate stable, clean power for the audio circuitry.

For over 25 years Axiom Audio has set the highest standards in loudspeaker design and performance. Axiom has raised the bar yet again with the release of its first ultra-high performance amplifier, the A1400-8.

This power amplifier distributes 1400 total watts of output power to any combination of one, two, three, four, and up to seven (or eight) channels! The A1400-8 provides power when and where it's needed to any given channel, as much as 1400 watts into 2 ohms, preventing compression or distortion of the music’s dynamics. That means your system will never sound "too loud" because you are listening to distortion instead of clean power, a typical problem with conventional receivers that distort and compress sound when they exceed their output capability.

The A1400-8 is now available in black or grey finish via the Axiom's website for $3,850.00 USD.

Kenwood is coming out with 2 new models for its "Kseries" line, the DP-K1000-N CD player and a new amplifier R-K1000-N.

The receiver priced at $490 features the Supreme EX Technology, the "DPAC" (Digital Pulse Axis Control) system, an independent power supply circuit, an AM/FM tuner and the AUTO Room EQ function. The amplifier part delivers an output power of 40W + 40W (20Hz to 20kHz, 0.7%, 6 Ω) and a SNR of 120dB.

Also The R-K1000-N incorporates an analog stereo input (RCA), a phono input, a coaxial and an optical digital input. Its dimensions are 270x318x99mm, its weight is approximately 5.3 kg and it comes with 2 antennas, a remote control and a microphone for AUTO Room EQ.

The new Accuphase E-350 integrated stereo amplifier will replace the E-308 in the mid-November for approximately $3200.

This amplifier gets the AAVA-II volume control (Accuphase Analog Vari-gain Amplifier) from the E-450 model, with this system amplification and volume control are fully unified, and no variable resistors are used. The power amplifier section features the current feedback principle developed by Accuphase, as well as further improved "MCS+" circuit topology, for even better electrical characteristics. It delivers a rated output of 2x140W @ 4Ω, 2x120W @ 6Ω or 2x100W @ 8Ω and it incorporates all regular analog inputs/outputs.

The E-350 measures 465x422x171mm, weighs 21.7kg, and it comes along with a remote control (RC-200).

Marantz introduced a new preamplifier in the Reference Series, the SC-11S1 which comes this November on US market for $3199.99.

Based on the PM-11S1 and the SC-7S2 pre-amp section, the SC-11S1 features a fully balanced construction with a new linear control volume using a Wolfson WM8816 IC, a balanced input type headphone amplifier, 3 brand new ultra high speed HDAM-SA3 buffer modules and a reworked power supply design with a choke input system resulting in a THD of 0.002%.

It also offers mono, stereo or multi channel configuration with the Marantz F.C.B.S (Floating Control Bus System) for connecting several SC-11S1 preamplifier.

Yamaha Japan announced for the mid-December its new A-S2000 amplifier matching with the CD-S2000 SACD/CD player presented in this news, however the Yamaha A-S200 won't be for everyone because it will cost a mere $1,800 USD.

Yamaha's latest amplifier get a retro design with its brushed aluminium faceplate, the natural wood inserts and the big knobs. It boasts a power output of 2x120 W / 8 Ω or 2x190 W / 4 Ω, thanks to the high-end electronic, built on a circuitry that separates and balances the path of the 2 audio channels for an optimum signal clarity it delivers a signal-to-noise ratio of 120 dB.

The A-S2000 measures 435x137x465mm and weighs 22.7kg for a power consumption of 220W.

Pioneer is going to introduce its new SC-LX90 (aka Elite SC-09TX for US market) AV amplifier in Japan this December for approximately $6,000 USD.

Made from the collaboration between the Bang & Olufsen and Pioneer's team, the SC-LX90 is the most powerful and advanced amplifier from Pioneer. It features an high efficiency class D amplifier delivering a continuous power output of 200Wx7ch (8Ω) and 140Wx10ch (8Ω).

The SC-LX90 gets a 5.1 inch color LCD display can be use as a monitor to show the video or the settings. It also supports DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD for Blu-ray and HD-DVD Disc video playback as well as Dolby Digital Plus and DTS Express, note that this amplifier gets the THX Ultra2 Plus certification.

Pioneer's SC-LX90 is also compatible with HDMI version 1.3 and USB terminals. It supports MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC, FLAC, MPEG-1/2/4 and WMV files for playback and image files by connecting to a Media server through an Ethernet connector.

Luxman recently unveiled their latest C-800f Pre-amplifier unit featuring an high quality chassis structure.

The C-800f gets the complete noise-free volume and balance transmission circuit from its brother C-1000f with the LECUA (Luxman Electric Controlled Ultimate Attenuator) system and all channels use independent parallel circuits.

This pre-amp is better suited with the M-800A pure class-A power amplifier with its 6,600μF capacitor for preparing the powerful power source environment of the amplifier. The C-800f offers 3x Imbalanced inputs and 3x Balanced inputs with a THD of respectively 0.009% and 0.005%. A Remote control and a VFD display are also include.

The Luxman C-800f will be available on October, and the price has been set at approximately $9,000 USD for this masterpiece.

Yamaha is introducing on November for an undisclosed (but surely expensive) price a new 11.2-channel A/V receiver fully loaded of many features.

The RX-Z11 offers plenty of audio certification such as a Dolby TRUE HD, a Dolby Digital Plus, a DTS HD Master Audio, a Neural Surround THX Technologies and a THX Ultra2 Plus. This receiver gets 5x HDMI 1.3a inputs with the support of 1080p resolution and 2x USB ports (front and rear apnel) for connecting any USB memory devices, portable audio players or USB HDD (FAT32 format, up to 2TB) and the best is that you can connect the RX-Z11 to your PC and access the Internet Radio via LAN.

The amplifier stage is based on symmetrical layout and a new power circuit layout with Low-impedance designed for high quality sound is delivering a total of 1,180W (140W x 7 + 50W x 4) through the 11 discrete channels.

The new pre-pro amplifier from Onkyo is coming this month, the Integra DTC 9.8 is a pre-amplifier with image processing "HQV Reon-VX Video Processor" from class highest level, and audio processing (certified THX Ultra2). The amplifier fully supports HDMI ver.1.3a up to 4 inputs and it decodes Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio. The unit measures 435x444.5x194mm and weighs 13.1Kg. The Integra DTC-9.8 will cost approximately $1,000 USD.