Plinius Reference M-10/Reference A-300

Pre/power amplifier

£12,000/£22,000

SOUND

FEATURES

BUILD

FOR

• Huge sonic scale and authority
• Excellent attack and rhythmic drive
• Impressive insight
• Fine build and finish

AGAINST

• Price puts it beyond the means of most
• Demanding of partnering equipment

VERDICT

This Plinius pairing combines entertainment and analysis brilliantly. In the right system it will sound magnificent

“If it’s an amplifier and not four walls you’re after, we haven’t heard many better than Plinius’s Reference combo”

ALSO CONSIDER

Aesthetix Janus Signature/Atlas Signature

Another pre-amp with excellent on-board phono stage, with one of the finest power amps around

of spending £34,000 on a stereo amplifier makes you baulk, we fully understand – it’s a huge sum of money that could easily be spent on a new car or a deposit on a house. But, if it’s an amplifier and not four walls you’re after, we haven’t heard many better than Plinius’s