For a “superior” amplifier, Aavik’s I-580 seems surprisingly modest and compact at first glance. However, you only think that until you realize that the beastly strong bolide eats other integrated amplifiers for breakfast.
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The Danes took the concept of their proven all-rounders and filleted the most important components (amplifier, DAC, phono equalizer) to create a new family of discrete, specialized individual components from them – and the chief is called “I-580”.
Free of any ballast, the powerful Class D amplifier (2 x 600 watts) will extract sonic bliss from even the lamest loudspeaker. Its five analog inputs can be pre-levelled with the help of a few controls and the enchanting dot-matrix display.
The signals are output via pre-out or single-wire speaker terminals. That’s about it for the features. The sound magic is taken care of by Aavik’s house ingredients, which include hand-wound Tesla coils and a non-magnetic wooden cabinet shielded with copper on the inside.