{"id":4213,"date":"2025-07-25T17:27:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T15:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vumetre.com\/en\/?p=4213"},"modified":"2025-08-01T11:35:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T09:35:17","slug":"musical-fidelity-releases-the-b1xi-integrated-amplifier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vumetre.com\/en\/news\/musical-fidelity-releases-the-b1xi-integrated-amplifier\/","title":{"rendered":"Musical Fidelity releases the B1xi integrated amplifier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Unveiled in Munich alongside a CD player (B1xCD) due to be released soon, Musical Fidelity&#8217;s B1xi is an integrated amplifier without a network module.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tribute to the \u201890s versions, the B1xi returns to the concept of a class AB amplifier designed to handle sources via analog inputs, although it does add a digital card to directly integrate an internal DAC chip. As justification, and even though we didn&#8217;t ask for it, since we still fully understand this type of product, the British brand explains that all the budget not spent on Wi-Fi and Ethernet components allows for improved quality of analog components, while avoiding network interference and keeping the retail price down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The amplifier section, built entirely from discrete components, delivers up to 60 W into 8 ohms and 100 W into 4 ohms peak, but this Class AB power creates much less distortion up to 50 W and 80 W (THD = 0.09%). The power supply is managed by a generous low-noise toroidal transformer, filtered by two large capacitors for the amplifier section and separated into two other sections to independently power the digital board and the preamplifier section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As on previous models, the volume potentiometer sits in the center of the extruded aluminum front panel, next to the input selection buttons, four of which are asymmetrical analog inputs that can be integrated into RCA connectors on the rear panel, the latter supporting phono turntables with MM cartridges. The optical, coaxial, and HDMI eArc digital inputs allow playback of files up to PCM 192 kHz\/24-bit, and although it is clearly stated that there is no Wi-Fi, Bluetooth is available on a 5.1 module.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The well-designed B1xi adds a 3.5 mm line input and a 6.35 mm headphone jack on the front panel, as well as a 5V USB-C output port on the rear panel to power a small streamer. This will keep hi-fi alive for a long time to come, with all the latest technology, at a reasonable price of 799 \u20ac (\u00a3699 \/ $879).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1310\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/vumetre.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/B1xi-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vumetre.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/B1xi-4.jpg 1310w, https:\/\/vumetre.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/B1xi-4-1280x640.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/vumetre.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/B1xi-4-980x490.jpg 980w, https:\/\/vumetre.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/B1xi-4-480x240.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1310px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>24\/07\/2025<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unveiled in Munich alongside a CD player (B1xCD) due to be released soon, Musical Fidelity&#8217;s B1xi is an integrated amplifier without a network module. 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