Dayton AudioHTA100 Integrated Stereo Hybrid Tube Amplifier 100 Watts

I was sad to have to replace a vintage solid-state Sherwood receiver, but have had my eye on this hybrid for a while and I am not disappointed. Everyone who sees it comments on how cool it looks and can’t believe how great it sounds. Definitely comparable to“high-end” and more expensive systems. Very well designed and easy to hook up. Awesome with my Pro-ject turntable along with bookshelf speakers and passive sub-woofer. A showpiece for the eyes and the ears.

My current system is fairly respectable: Technics 1200 GAE turntable; Audio Technica AT33sa MC cartridge; Lehman Black Cube phone stage w/upgraded toroidal transformer; Klipsch Heresy 1s. This amp does no injustice to this setup.I have been using a Vincent SV-500 hybrid amp for the last 4 years. This is an excellent hybrid in its own right (it's over $1000 more). I also currently have a Fisher 800c tube receiver. This receiver is easily better than most new amplifiers at many times its cost, tube or solid state.Compared with each amplifier, the HTA-100 more than holds its own. The SV-500 I would describe as clean but slightly warm amp overall with a good soundstage. It sounds more like a really good Pass Labs SS amp overall. The Fisher of course is a standout amplifier, extremely liquid with a compatible speaker (like the Klipsch H1s), excellent tonal balance, and everything one likes about a vintage tube amp. I would place the HTA-100 somewhere between the two. It has a bit more tube warmth than either in some areas, however really good SS slam for rocking out, with a huge soundstage in the lower midrange. On the other hand, at lower volumes it is every bit as full, with delicate detail, deep image and amazing musicality overall. I would say it is closer to the Fisher than the Vincent. The best way to describe it is somewhere between the Fisher (or any good vintage tube amp) and good mid-70s coupling capped solid state. I no longer use the SV-500 and will be selling it. I use an A/B switch now switching between the HTA-100 and the Fisher to my Klipsch.I have not used the built in phono, as I use the Black Cube to support my cartridge.The Bluetooth works extremely well (I could stream from my phone anywhere in the house on 3 floors) and sounds really good for a wireless digital source. Every major input is available. Coaxial/optical digital, line-level analog, MM phono. It is also excellent with my TV.Build quality is top notch. The 5 year warranty is as good as any out there.Don't consider the HTA-100 as a $230 amp that happens to be a good value. It is a genuinely good amplifier in its own right. I would give it 6 stars if it were possible.

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

Fantastic receiver! Love the old school vacuum tubes. Looks great, simple, very powerful (I got the 200 Watt version), and glad I did. The bluetooth connectivity is effective but not as great as other receivers. I have an optical line that runs from TV to the receiver, and playing music this way is far more clear and louder than the bluetooth.Music sounds incredible and warm, and is improving more and more as times passes. Have it paired with a pair of Triangle Borea BR03 speakers and the receiver really enables the sounds to shine.Took one star off for the GARBAGE remote! Honestly, for $399, I agree with other reviews that the remote could be much much better.Still, highly recommend the receiver!

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.