The HiFi Rose RA180 Integrated Amp Looks Wacky For a Reason

[gene]

The distinctive aesthetic of the HiFi Rose RA180 might not be the most interesting thing about this new $7K integrated amp. The RA180 is a 4-channel amp that can be used to bi-amp your speakers with a double-helping of 200 watts for each set of binding posts, or bridged to deliver 400 watts per channel via a single pair of speaker cables. Under the hood, the RA180 uses GaNFET technology for next-gen Class D performance.

Read: HiFi Rose RA180 Integrated Amp Overview

 

[ryanosaur]

Cool write up, Jacob. Thank you!!!

 

[MandM]

I could stare at the internals all day....the outside not so much.

 

[lovinthehd]

Love to see a bench test. What a weird looking unit, tho....kind of steampunk but not.

 

[FidelisRex]

A design exercise of Steampunk meets Nagra. I'm intrigued by what I see; suspicious about the glowing PR copy; anxious to see the measurements.