The Encel Brains is for anyone building their first proper hi-fi system, or wanting one tidy amplifier to bring all their music sources together. It has a phono input for a turntable, three analogue inputs, optical and coaxial digital inputs for a TV or CD player, and aptX HD Bluetooth for streaming from your phone.
With 40 watts per channel of Class A/B power, it's well matched to bookshelf and smaller floorstanding speakers in typical New Zealand living rooms, bedrooms and studies. Bass, treble and balance controls let you tailor the sound to your room, and the headphone output and remote make it easy to live with every day.
The preamp output and 12 V trigger also give you room to grow, whether that's adding a subwoofer or a larger power amplifier later. As an ex-demo unit, it's an affordable way into genuine hi-fi.
