Mystere ia11 Integrated Amplifier

$1999
www.mystere-usa.com

This was a tough call.  The Mystere ia21 offers a bit more power, but the ia11 was an amazingly good sounding integrated amplifier in a compact (but very heavy) package, that offered up old school looks with 21′st  century tube sound.  the ia11 uses a pair of EL34 tubes per channel to offer up 40 watts of tubey goodness.

We hooked these up to a very wide range of speakers and were very impressed.  Build quality and finish are top shelf, giving this one high pride of ownership along with the sound quality.  If you want to dip your foot in the pool of vacuum tubes and have modest power requirements, put this one at the top of your list.