“First impression of the sound. For me, of course, this is simply a different level of technology. Much higher than my budget pioneer, in everything, by two heads. It is difficult to express, but speaking in the language of maestro @Borzenkov, before I heard 70 percent of the soundtrack, now I was given 90. The feeling that I was listening to a compressed mp3, and here I was given flac, at least CD quality. ”

“I listened carefully to this amplifier at the HI-FI & HIGH END SHOW exhibition at the Borodino Hotel in Moscow on October 18-20, 2024. Before that, I saw it at RosHighEnd, saw a video about it on YouTube and mentions on the Internet. At first I laughed at the multi-colored backlight, the vague case and the small size. In short, I was biased towards it, even disdained thoughtful listening. But at the HI-FI & HIGH END SHOW exhibition in Borodino everything changed. It played with Bowers & Wilkins 803 D3 acoustics (black). And I listened to it sitting in the main chair, located in the middle in the center. I was simply amazed at how these Bowers & Wilkins can play. Until that moment, I did not even expect to hear anything like this from these speakers. Crystal Transparency, incredible ease of delivery and a gorgeous stage. I listened to one composition, then another, then another. All the above effects were preserved on all the compositions. It was very pleasant and comfortable to listen. I wanted to listen again and again. The maximum of what Bowers & Wilkins are capable of was extracted from them. Extreme ease of presentation of the material. I was VERY impressed by this amplifier.
Personally, I have only one serious complaint about this amazing amplifier - the design (appearance). It does not correspond to its capabilities at all. The amplifier looks "Cheap" and generally resembles some kind of frivolous plastic box, although it is metal and looks plastic. It lacks "design". And only the appearance stops me from buying it. It plays amazingly! ”

- And how, did he start singing???
- Oh, and he did! I really liked him!

“Its main difference is that all the notes of all the musical parts begin and end exactly when necessary - not earlier, not later, but right on time. The separation of the instruments is good, all the parts are audible, but they do not overlap each other, none of them stands out from the general musical canvas, so the sound is perceived as a merged one, it flows easily and freely. With such a sound, you can clearly hear the features of different phonograms, different editions of the same album, where there is compression and where it is not. AMPLOI does not add anything from itself, if there is no bass on the recording, it will not try to squeeze it out, if there is, it will show it in all its glory. ”

“And from Garik Sukachev's CD My Vysotsky, listening to Ban'ka, I was so drawn to rip my T-shirt off and smear a stingy male tear, and on the copy of the master tape John Campbell - One Beliver, the mind was blown. ”

“It is very difficult to switch tracks, my hand does not rise. It is impossible to tear myself away from this sound, I listen to albums.

If the integrated amplifier was clearly worth its money and was more interesting to me, say, than the Lavardin IS with a similar price, then as a power amplifier, the Amploi in my eyes became a mega-bargin. The veil was removed from the sound, the room was filled with such details that I did not even suspect: you could hear not only the clear outlines of all the sounds, but also the metallic resonances of the microphones used during recording. I can’t say that this is the same studio sound (where the flat stage, flat timbres and generally everything is ugly), which scares peaceful music lovers (at least because the stage has not gone anywhere), but the detail was off the charts. ”

“I fell in love with the Amploi at first sight, or rather, when I turned it on. Its color music generally gave rise to a feeling of a small holiday in my soul. A holiday that is always with you, while the amplifier is on and playing music. ”