The Model IT is the first commercial audio amplifier in the world to be based on our original “Memory Free” technology. The IT is a unique technological achievement resulting from 12 years of research and thousands of hours of listening tests. The elegant flagship of the Lavardin Technologies range, it is also a potent demonstration of the significance of our discoveries, denied by some, used in marketing by others…
The Model IT is a minimalist design and uses extremely accurate, high performance memory free circuitry. It is operated manually and has a line level source selection for up to four unbalanced inputs, no tape output and no phono facility.

A purity and clarity that no other amplifier can achieve make the choice of the IT over competitors a natural one. But perhaps we are not the best people to claim how good our products are : let the audiophiles and the music lovers talk.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

Model IT Jully 2008 Canada Magazine Son & Image
Model IT and Harbeth speakers review
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“J’ai rarement entendu une telle transparence et rapidité… comme si on regardait au travers d’une fenêtre claire comme du cristal” “une reproduction musicale hors du commun et un plaisir fou à redécouvrir ses disques préférés et leur beauté cachée”

Model IT April 2008 USA STEREO TIMES read more
The Lavardin IT is a truly great amplifier and the standard by which all other amps must be judged. My recommendation for our award for most wanted product of the Year? Obviously. But more: most wanted product of my lifetime.

Model IT March 2008 USA POSITIVE FEEDBACK read more
The Lavardin IT : Genius, simply Genius, well done !

Model IT Feb. 2005 Great Britain HIFI +
… phenomenal resolution and clatity, an effortlessly clean sound that made music and lyrics intelligible : seriouly embarrass some seriouly heavy-weight competition …

Model IT 2003 Singapore i AUDIO MAGAZINE
Lavardin is an exceptional amplifier .. You discover layers of music that you never realized were there …

Model IT
Model PO 1999 England HIFI+
“possesses is the ability to make almost every other amplifier sound cluttered and clumsy “

Model IT 1999 England HIFI WORLD
This is certainly one of the most self-effacing, natural amplifiers I’ve heard, almost regardless of price. But beware, once you’ve heard it, returning to run-of-the-mill solid-state which has memory is a difficult task”. WORLD VERDICT : OUTSTANDING (4 out 4 globes)

 

Model IT England HIFI CHOICEPaul Messenger’s EDITOR’S CHOICE But what on earth can a 40-Watt, four input integrated amp offer, that Naims finest cannot match?

Model IT 2000 England WHAT HIFI
Produces a fantastically natural and informative sound; great build quality; This is a terrific integrated amplifier that is good enough to worry the very best that’s out there – irrespective of cost

Model IT USA STEREOPHILE
The Lavardin Model IT serves as a potent reminder that High End, at its best, is about the excitement of music

Model IT avril 1997 France DIAPASON
42/44 :… The Lavardin seems over all competitors irrespective of price categories. For sure this Lavardin reaches never known highs for transparency

Model IT France PRESTIGE Audio
now, the Model IT out performs the best mono triode designs for articulation, transparency and contour …dynamic capacity does not match the designer’s max power indication ; it seems that we are listening a 2x200w amp so blasting are the transients

Model IT juin 1997 France Le MONDE de la Musique
4/4 :. Sound appears as if one had taken a curtain off the front of the speakers

 

The IS Reference is a direct evolution of the IS, and “gives more than an idea” of what the more expensive model, the IT, is capable of. Its exacting circuits and power supply receive special upgrades in order to further allow the fantastic potential of our low memory technology to come to fruition. The power output remains the same as for the Model IS, but micro-dynamics and resolution are increased to allow greater expression of the feeling and intention of the music. Thus also the sound stage is wider, detail is sharper and the presentation is more mature, even if the sound balance remains respectfully neutral as with the Model IS. Never has an amplifier done so much at such an affordable price, for music and for the pleasure of the listener.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

 

Model IS Model IS Reference USA THE ABSOLUTE SOUNDGOLDEN EAR AWARD 2001 WINNER

 

Model IS Reference England HIFI+PRODUCT OF THE YEAR 2001 ” Total realism and incredible pinpoint soundstage accuracy “

Model IS Reference 2004 Germany IMAGE HIFI
But how can so much music come out of this audio amplifier ??

The tour de force : The Model IS is a full width design with unrivaled Lavardin Technology, build quality and design philosophy, in particular the circuits and components which virtually eliminate the effects of memory distortion . The exceptional dynamics of the Model IS will definitely bring you closer to the music and give you a purity and clarity that no other amplifier, even those far outside its price range, can achieve. You will find it hard to believe that its power output is only 35w, so powerful are the transients. Also hard to believe is its nuanced and silky rendition, which is usually only possible with single-ended tube amplifiers.We have experienced fantastic results with excellent speakers such as those from Avalon, Sonus Faber, Quad ESL63, Rogers LS3/5A, Living Voice and many others…

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

Model IS Model IS Reference USA THE ABSOLUTE SOUNDGOLDEN EAR AWARD 2001 WINNER

Model IS 2000 Sweden HIFI & MUSIK
Rena Snuren ! My god, what realism ! Pure magic and clearly evident to anybody listening

Model IS France PRESTIGE Audio
really competes with the very best high end tube designs…

Model IS 2001 England HIFI+