Cyrus i9-XR £3,600

Looking as elegant today as it did when it launched back in 2020, can this classic still cut the mustard?

If you’ve been making class-leading, compact integrated amplifiers since the early Nineties, how do you keep things fresh while building on your redoubtable past? The i9-XR is Cyrus’ answer to this question. It uses a subtly tweaked version of the company’s classic aluminium case, the backlit LC display is revised and there are classy new buttons beneath, which are slick to use. Any previous Cyrus owner will be instantly familiar with the ergonomics, yet find them even better than before. Cue up a beat-driven track and this amp gets the bit between its teeth immediately The same can be said of what’s inside the sleek black case. The manufacturer says that the i9-XR puts out 98W RMS per channel into 6ohm, which is a lot of power given the compact…

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