ARNE Integrated Stereo Amp • Misc. Reviews
Marek Dyba, High Fidelity.pl, October 2020:
“...it is one of the best amplifiers that I have listened to at home.”
“Usually I focus on the strengths of the tested devices - that's how I have them, realizing that there are no ideals and (almost) all, even the absolutely top ones, have a bit of a weaker side. In this case, despite my best efforts, I could not find the proverbial hole in the whole thing.”
Acoustic Tuning, June 27 2019:
“We have finally received Engström’s brand new fantastic creation: ARNE. Already now we can confirm that this is probably the most musical integrated amplifier we have ever heard. Extreme build quality.”
Audio Exotics, June 4th 2019:
“Salute to Lars Engström to his masterpiece - ARNE 300B push pull stereo amplifier (20 watt at 8 ohm). This is truly special because of: (1) purity of tone, and (2) amplitude of dynamics, and (3) agility of attack.”
Audio Exotics, July 10 2020:
“The ARNE by Engström - a rare amplifier whose value exceeds its price by a wide margin. This is one of the top 5 amplifiers of my career regardless of price.”
Roy Gregory, Hi-fi Plus, issue 184:
“The ARNE integrated quickly revealed its capabilities and, in particular, how closely related it is to the LARS mono-blocks.”
“On small group jazz, classical or acoustic pop, the ARNE is a remarkably musical and musically satisfying performer.”
“One area in which the ARNE really excels is vocal articulation and communication with the natural tonality and diction of familiar voices, whether singing or speaking, being quite remarkable.”
Acoustic Tuning, hifisentralen forum, July 2019
“The philosophy and inspiration are taken from the manufacturer's other models. ARNE has a very fast, controlled and natural sound, where the performance is fantastically transparent and holographic.”
Andreas Wenderoth, IMAGE-HIFI, June 2019
“ARNE holds everything together and in the right place, his wonderful natural tonality is beyond any doubt. But also his timing, his ability to transmit music with the greatest inner tension and to act with absolute confidence in every pitch.”
“As live as if you were there.”
“A no holds barred, rousing, intoxicating almost magical experience.”
LeBeauSon - January 2020
“The prodigious thoroughness of ARNE is totally at the service of musical expression and the people behind the music.”
“A luminous clarity combining detail and sensitivity with staggering speed.”
Bruno Castelluzzo, Haute-Fidélité Magazine August 2019