Cyrus i7 XR Integrated Amp Review & Comments

[Ed Selley]

Cyrus has embarked on releasing a whole new line of products of which the i7 XR integrated amp is in the first wave. Is it any good?
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[supermariojj]

Is that 52 watts per channel or total ?

 

[supermariojj]

It's 52 watts per channel, sorry that's me reading the spec page before the review.

 

[boabis]

In my hifi retail days long ago, it was always a case of matching Cyrus kit with speakers that “calmed” their inherent liveliness.

Used to have a laugh attaching a set of Monitor Audios with the ribbon tweeter to a full Cyrus stack, then blasting 80s synth pop. Ear-bleedingly entertaining.

 

[stranger]

Stated total power consumption is 300w. I surmise that 52 wpc is really conservative.

 

[John Fogarty]

Cant' comment on the i7 but I have just had the i9 - XR on trial for 3 weeks, playing through a pair of Neat Motive SX2's. I have to say that it is like a Cyrus but more so! I agree with Ed about the soundstage not being massive but it is absolutely rock solid.

It does need running in however, probably 3 days of solid running. In the early days I have to confess it was a bit bright, especially with the Rega 6 Ania combination.

I am trading in my 82 DAC on the strength of my 3 week trial if that helps anyone!

 

[luiscardoso88]

Stated total power consumption is 300w. I surmise that 52 wpc is really conservative.

I actually don’t think so. And I’ll explain why with an example and numbers.

This Cyrus is rated at 52w @ 6ohms, with a maximum power consumption of 300w.

My Audiolab 6000A is rated at 50w @ 8ohms, with a maximum power consumption of 330w.

The Audiolab was actually tested at 55w @ 8ohms, which is quite close to advertised. I know it’ll be a bit more at 6ohms but not that much.

More info here at

Audiolab 6000A Amplifier/DAC Lab Report

Lab Report Some brands are more conservative than others when it comes to specifying power output (and speaker sensitivity!) but Audiolab is flying quite close to the wire with its 50W/75W 8/4ohm rating for the 6000A. With a high 246V AC mains feed it manages 2x55W/2x85W, respectively, but we've...

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As such, I have no reason to believe they‘re being that conservative.

 

[TB Rich]

How would you say this compares to the Model 30 tested recently?