Dayton Audio HTA20 Integrated Stereo Hybrid Hi-Fi Vacuum Tube Class A/B Amplifier 20 Watts RMS with Subwoofer Output, Headphone Output, Bluetooth 5.0 and USB DAC (HTA20)

As a retired music teacher and professional musician as well as the proud original owner of a pair of AR 9 speakers sitting dormant for years, I wanted to start listening to my music collection again. I could not afford a McIntosh amp when I was young and after a full and well lived life, I find I still can't afford one. A little research steered me to the Dayton Audio HTA 200 Hybrid Tube Amp for $399. My due diligence found some troublesome reviews (not many) about stuff that didn't work right or noises (hums and hiss) which is why I spent a bit more to buy them from Amazon in case I had to send it back. Apparently, it can be had for $350ish elsewhere. After waiting a week or so on new speaker cables (there were no such thing as banana connectors when I was buying speaker wire back in the 70's) I finally hooked it up and turned it on. First, I was ecstatic to find my AR 9's still work flawlessly after 50 something years. Then I was drawn into the sound coming from this little amp. I have fallen in love with my music collection again. The warmth and glow from this hybrid tube amp is very nice as is the sound. Granted at 75 years old, I have some considerable hearing damage, but when I listen to this amp and my speakers even at moderate levels and lower, I don't even notice any hearing loss. It doesn't make sense to me, but with certain songs playing, sometimes I get all choked up at the sheer joy of music and the memories these songs bring back.I found a YouTube reviewer (Erin's Audio Corner) who did a blind comparison and found this amp to be very faithful to the music. With straight up tone controls, he found a slight boost (1.5 decibels) in the low range (20 to 500 Hertz) which most people like. If you don't, you can use the bass/treble controls to adjust it to your liking. Another fact is that this amp has no "balance" control, so set your speakers up accordingly with you in the center of the music field. This amp also has two VU meters which is nice, but at low levels the meters don't move very much which is how they were designed. At high sound levels they will dance all over their range (some people complained about this fact).I highly recommend this amp even if you don't own the best (arguably I suppose) hi-fi tower speakers ever made. If you're happy with the speakers you do have and find yourself in the position of needing a new amp or if you're starting out in the world of high fidelity audio on a budget, I would urge you to consider this offering from Dayton Audio.

Powerful in my 200 watt 8Ω towers, I don't usually turn up the audio more than halfway because of the power it has, I usually use it with "flat Nordost Valhalla 2" cables for Aliexpress , the cleanest cable I've had so far and I recommend it for a totally clean and neutral sound. The quality of this little HI FI system is truly incredible. It's class AB, but it really doesn't disappoint, I usually enjoy Jazz and symphonic music, even Buena Vista Social Club, I highly recommend it.

It's not a McIntosh but damn close. For the money and honestly three times the price this is a damn fine amp! I am hooked up to JBL L65s and they never sounded so good and let me tell you I have had some fine high dollar amps in the past and this guy ROCKS THE HOUSE plane and simple.

A great hybrid integrated amp for only $400 both sonically and physically, but Dayton Audio needs to step up their quality control! The first amp I received had a VU meter that didn't work. I set it upside down, removed the bottom cover, and checked for a poor connection, or cold solder joint, etc. Nothing appeared to be wrong. So, I contacted Dayton Audio and received a return label immediately. A few days after I shipped it back, a new one just appeared under my mailbox without any advance notice from them. Everything on the second unit seems to work ok (but I haven't checked the phono input), but when I was connecting the speaker cables I noticed that one of the speaker connection terminals was loose. Probably just the nut on the back side of the chassis wasn't tightened properly. I'm keeping this unit, but eventually I'll remove its bottom cover to see if I can access that loose nut. I still highly recommend it though.Also, I replaced stock input tubes (6AK5 ?) with the internet recommended JAN (Joint Army Navy) 5654W tubes made by GE. The improvement in clarity was slight but noticeable, but mainly they have more gain so it's harder to make a small adjustment to the amp's volume output.Regarding the complaints about the remote control. I think it's just that the receiving "eyeball" has an extremely narrow angle of view. Maybe Dayton Audio could move it a little more forward in the front panel so that it has a wider viewing angle. Again, for only $400 I can easily live with that annoyance.

Amazing amplifier which I bought as part of a package deal offered by Dayton (speakers and a record deck). it is rich, has depth and separation, and combines full and mellow tones in ways that are a delight to listen to. Have some great Japanese amplifiers and receivers from the 1970s and this competes with the best of them and in some ways is superior. It is still hard to believe, but this has made me want to explore Chinese tube amps much more fully. Bought

Incredibly good looking amp. The sound quality and power output are amazing. I would definitely recommend.

Very good product and quality. I wish it would sound a little louder on my 250 ohm beyedynamics 770 through the headphone output. Other than that, no complaints at all!