We first came across Lavardin’s IT integrated amplifier back in the late ’90s. That original was a simple, low-powered unit that somehow contrived to deliver a musical performance so exquisite that the memory of it remains emblazoned in our minds to this very day. We’ve tested thousands of products since that review but few of them have left such a marked impact on our collective psyche.
Fast forward to the present day and on our test rack sits the latest version of the IT, the Lavardin ITx. It looks utterly familiar, despite a few things having changed in the intervening decades. There is now a choice of finishes, with the red front panel of our test sample a no-cost option. Traditionalists need not worry, black is still on the menu. You can have a remote too, something that the original lacked, but disappointingly it is an additional £379 in the UK if you tick the box.
