This amp outputs 6wpc instead of 12wpc. No need to comment. I'm the one who passed along the info to other reviewers.

Thanks for the review! It was instrumental in my buying decision. I took delivery of an A10 yesterday, and listened to it for the first time today. This is my first tube amp, although I own vintage tube radios and phonographs and I am familiar with the '"tube sound." The amp is everything I hoped for and isn't disappointing in any respect. I am very happy with it.

You write the best audio equipment reviews. Concise an precise.

Great review that holds up. Bought this unit and a pair of refurb'd rp600 m's all for less than 825. Very good match. Have it in bedroom and tempted to take it into bigger room to see how it sounds. Keep them reviews coming Thanks

I really wish more people would do "serious reviews" for these cheap(read

Thanks Sean! Appreciate reviews like this on less well-known gear as the value can often be astounding. I had a limited edition Chinese valve amp that was marketed in the UK (Idyam Zeus) and still regret selling it. The sound was superb but it burned through valves quite fast. At only £300 bucks paired with my Totem dreamcatchers, it beat many high-end setups of 5k or more. I can forgive an amp like this eventually failing (what do you expect of 300 bucks) but it would be more difficult to forgive bad sound quality!

Your reviews are great man, always very helpful!

I saw the photo of the amp and thought it was way out of my price range and almost didn't watch the review. Surprise! Sean, your reviews are always worth waiting for.

Nice to see you taking a look at such a budget friendly tube amp. I bought a similar unit, the gemtune gs-02, to hold me over for a while and I was also pleasantly surprised at how good it is, especially after swapping out the stock kt-88 and 6sn7 tubes with better ones. I still want a primaluna amp but the gemtune does a great job in the meantime, I have solid state amps to but I'll be selling those to once I get the primaluna setup I want.

You are such a great reviewer, Sean, keep up the splendid work my friend! I just picked a Reisong A10 with upgraded Gold Lion KT77's and Shiit Modi 3 DAC on Craigslist today for a steal, $250. My usual amp is Musical Paradise MP-301 MKIII, which I was very happy with. My speakers are Quad ESL57's and the the amp definitely has synergy with the Quads as I heard much more detail in the music, yet it was easy on the ears with all the inner detail you could ask for! The Mp301 is 6.5 watts and the A10 is 6 watts, but the A10 sounds like a vail was lifted from the music. This amp is destined to become a classic!

Always wait for da BONUS!

Saying how your outros are awkward just makes them funny! 😆 Thanx for the awesome videos! Keep’em coming!!

Wow. Loving this amp. Arrived in a couple of weeks. Using them with the Elacs. I’m sold on tubes now. Love the soundstage. My IOTA arrived in about a week

Looks awesome. At US$360 is a great value. At 12 watts... well, I'll keep looking. I'm sure the purist would be turned on by this. And you are so relaxed in your review... thank you for another excellent job.

That is an awesome looking amplifier. 360 dollars, awesome. Cool to hear about the build quality. Think I might pick one of these up "just because". Like the bonus segment at the end. Thanks for another great review.

All the way through this review I was wondering about the IotaVX which I had already strongly recommended to my sister based on your previous review of it, and then BAM!, you magically answer me! She is soon receiving a pair of Ohm Walsh 1000's and since she's living in a thin walled apartment massive volume is not a priority. I believe the Boyuu Reisong A10 is the better option, especially for acoustic and vocally driven music. And it just looks SO much cooler! Thanx Sean.

Had my a10 since January and it's been perfect since. Sound quality is breathtaking for the price, (audio monitors bx2) (cyrus cd6) I did however notice mine had been fitted with the better psvane el34 tubes. I cant go back to solid state, I'm hooked on tubes.

Great job Sean ! Under 400 bucks not bad at all and its what i call a bare bones integrated ! Holographics? thanks again Sean For straight up reviews !

Interesting as always, thanks Sean. Interesting to compare this to the musical paradise mp-301, for roughly the same price.

Great review! Title it - Fun for the money! Cool !

Nice video and review! Love the pics too. A lot of affordable tube amps are coming out of China. So so many. My first tube amp is the Yarland FV-34B IV. Also an EL34 but it’s push pull with 40w. Cost me a mere $325. It was great for its price. Then I sent it off for Mundorf and Kiwame caps etc. Re-tubed to 6CA7, improved a bit. Was slightly smoother and more open. Slightly. These affordable amps allow us to get upgrades done and not cost an arm and a leg. I enjoy tube amps with ProAc speakers. 😬

I’ve got the little A10 paired to some Klipsch Forte IVs and I love it. It’s a sweet open engaging sound.

Have one. Love it! And I have many high end SS amps and receivers.

As bad as i wanna find my own Gems dag on this is a sweetdeal ! I may order on pay day over 150 hour 2 week paycheck 😆 just an amazing deal Sean ! And my dad loves that smooth warm tube sound

Love your videos love your personality

Tube Amps never sound ruler flat, as they are boosted in bass and treble. BUT I listened to tube amps for a long time, and when I blew a few tubes, I threw in some of my Solid state amps . That was when I realized how good the tube sound was, it brings three dimension into music . Once you get that layered 3-D sound , Solid State seems dull and lifeless. Tubes are more work, have to warm up and in the winter will heat up your room for you, but their is just something special about the sound they produce.

Thank you Sean for reviewing another affordable piece of FUN, some of us just want to know exactly what you presented in this video. Music should be about enjoyment and this review is spot on in my opinion. Please do more reviews like this when you get the opportunity.

Next review should be tweaks and upgrades for the a10.

Great review. MIGHT pull the trigger on one today. :)

thanks for taking a look at this designer. I'm going to buy their 2a3 SET amp right now, and if i like it will maybe get the 300b amp. Know a great tube guy here in texas and one in oklahoma, that i'll introduce to this amp, to see if they see room for possible upgrades. But, from what i've learned from them, and the great point to point of these amps, upgrades should be worthwhile, easy, and possibly placing the amp at a much higher sound quality. Very excited to have a 2a3 -at this price- that could turn into a upgrade project. How does China do it? I'm also buying a very reasonably priced Musical Paradise tube DAC today as well. You can change DAC modules, caps, and a whole host of tubes on it...a tweakers delight. Can't wait to hear this DAC. How does China do it?...well, this designer is in Canada that builds in China.

I agree 100%. Coming from a 30Watt class A amp the A10 liquifies the sound. Amazing.

It my cup of tea with my Casta horns 100 db, so small room , because I can solder and know a bit of electronics. I can repair it 90% of the way thank you so much

Nice review and beautiful little jewel of an amp. So tempting for the cost of a cable for some :-D Thanks for doing budget audio reviews for the 99% ! I run a 30w EL34 Silk Audio Ms38 ($600) in my second system. Gold lion tube upgrades make it more transistor clear, but why? Mullards and GEs give the best tube warmth for me. I swap to a Musical Fidelity integrated for a change from time to time ( like now :-) This review makes me miss the tube sound again...yep, it's time

Cool, looks like a fun little tube amp. Great review 👍. Take it easy, We are staring down the barrel of this hurricane, Florida fun.. later ✌️

I keep coming back to this review. I keep thinking this amp would sound wonderful with my RF7 IIs. Maybe it's time to jump in to tubes.

Thinking of buying this one did you get to try it with the Hersey's 3 speakers. Thanks again for the great reviews great channel

Unique set up using this as the power amp and IOTA VX as pre amp and powering my sub (B&W PV1) with ELAC deb 2 speakers. Extension port on IOTA.

Just got my A12 setup sounds good!!

I’m thinking of buying this for a pair of 92db Polks. Small living room.

Great review . Could you review the Fosi Audio HD-A1 . They claim to have tube amp sound. Thank you for all the great info as always.

Hey thanks for your usual informative review. By the way can I call you Zero, or since we are not properly introduced would you prefer Mr. Fidelity? I like the sound of the latter better than something less than an iota 😀. Talking of which, what a wonderful gift at the end of your review for those who like to wait for surprises! I was really interested in your review because I have a long time unsatisfied longing for a tube amplifier. When I could have bought one I chose instead the Luxman 5C50 and 5M21 combination instead of some quite high end tube amps. That was many years ago. Recently I have been looking for a pair of speakers and a nice amplifier to drive them. My budget is far more restrained than when I bought the Luxman duo. I have at the top end of my speaker budget the Klipsch M600 or the Buchardt M3, though I have also considered some lower priced speakers, such as the ELAC Debut 6.5, to allow more funds for the amplifier. After your review of the IOTAVX I was considering that, with perhaps the additional power amplifier. I’ve also considered NAD, Denon, and Cambridge Audio in the same approximate price range. Living in Australia is disadvantageous since most of the gear I desire is only available in the U.S. or perhaps the U.K., and the low $AUD and the high cost of shipping cause a dolorific effect on the budget. This being so, it is tempting to go for the IOTAVX S3 and the Buchardt M3’s. I would welcome your advice on this combination knowing that I probably couldn’t afford the IOTAVX power amplifier at the moment. As a more affordable wild card, what about the Boyuu Reisong A10 with the Buchardt’s ?

Looks like a really good match for some vintage speakers. Been looking for an affordable little tube amp for Dynaco A25s and/or KLH 17s; both in the collection!

I received my Reisong A20 today which comes with 2 x Psvane Kt88, a larger rectifier tube & 2 other smaller tubes. It has 9 Watts per channel. Was worried would it drive my Monitor Audio Studio 20se speakers with 89db sensitivity. No worries at all. Loads of bass, sweet treble & lovely midrange. Played them for 9 hrs straight, they just kept getting better as the day went on. I like them loud, didn't need to go past 11-12 on the volume. Rock, acoustic, folk, even some disco. Handled all genres really well. Was going to get the A10 for €400 delivery included, but say the A20 for €528 which included delivery. Nobody seem to be reviewing it on KZfaq. Its all A10 or A50 for some reason. Just to let viewers know it exists. It's about twice the weight of the A10 & from reading reviews from people who tried both they say its in a different league for not much extra

Awesome review Sean ! I mean dang thats a crazy budget price ! Thomas Said Sean hard on the Wallet 😆 Actually you have saved me alot of money ! Still love my YOTA 😆 does this tube have a decent richness in the upper register like 🎸 strings this is a weakness i see in many pre 1k integrated amps

hey, id like to see a video when you compare the budget from a just a stereo guy replacing sound bar w dac/amp combo, to a tube amp? (or something from the line) what kind of equipment and new budget should be looking to a quality, or just talking about your personal expiriences or your fellow hi-fi comunity, i think theres a lot to explore here, melting knowledge from the industry and as a reviewer!

Casta C horn speakers 98 sound fantastic. Audiozen Achemy hybrid amp for year now. Canadian thanks so much

A buddy of mine is going to be getting a pair of vintage Sansui full-range speakers with a 98 dB sensitivity. I will let him know about this amp!

Thanks for the informative review. There are two tube options at China HiFi, PSVANE and Shuguyang. Do you have a preference? Also, would you get 110V or 120?

Well, I purchased the a10, and it sounds great with my klipsch rf62-2s. I also purchased the klipsch rp 600ms. The towers actually sound better with the towers. So if you get the amp, from amazon and you read that they don’t do well with towers, don’t believe it. If you have towers with 97 dB sensitivity, it’ll sound great

This is a really nice amp if you have efficient speakers. I listened to it on the most efficient speaker I had a Triangle Bro 3 at 90db. The sound was good but at 3:00 I was wanting more volume and didn't want to get distortion from over stressing the amp. My listening room is 15'x17' and I sit approximately 8' from the speakers. I returned it and am waiting for a Muzishare x7. Four KT88s should solve my problem and go from 6 watts to 45. I also tried this amp with some 87 db speakers and while it drove them, I got audible distortion from the over taxed amp. If you want to do cheap tubes on a budget, match this map to some Klipsch M600 speakers when they are on sale and you can have fun. actually any efficient speaker. People say 90db efficient, I'd go further at 100 db. They also make a four EL 34 tube version of this amp for $700. Personally, I'd start there so as to not limit my speaker choices. At 40 watt it should handle a lot bigger variety. That said, The amp is an amazement in terms of build quality, sound and price. I look forward to the Muzishare. I had to pick between this and the Willsenton amp for the same money and came down on the X7 with a one week delivery time vs 4 to 6 weeks for the Willsenton amp. Both are very similar except the Willsonton is designed to also use alternative EL34 tubes. Both amps are powered by four KT88s and have a remote, etc.

This can make a good power amp mated to a pre and phone pre.

12watts per channel.. Yea it's seems too weak for my Elac f6.2 and for the money aswell. On another note, I've been having good look with a chifi amp called the l7-48 amp from tthe "sep_store" on Aliexpress that is designed from car audio mono amps. They drive the Elac f6.2 very well with a passive preamp.

What do you do if you have 6 ohm speakers? Maybe my Pioneer SP-BS22-LR bookshelves wouldn't be the best pairing anyway at 85 db sensitivity.

I would expect this integrated tube amp to be very worthy & sought after for mods with tube roller crowd, & for the more tech inclined with a soddering tool, upgraded volume pot, caps & resisters etc. Steve Guttenberg said you hooked him up on this amp, but he said it was 6wpc, which is very low output for an EL34. Your reference to 12wpc sounds far more likely, & still that is driving them gently.

The EL34 tubes should last a lot longer than 6 months as you stated. Usually years if manufacturer isn’t operation tubes at an unstably high voltage. Plus besides tube swapping for sound changes, you can try different coupling capacitors which are easy to replace if you have a basic understanding of electronics and soldering.

Excellent review!! I may actually buy this amp to try with my low efficiency LS50's. I've been looking at tube amps for the past 6 months and the price is right here. I have a small listening room (12X10), so I think this may actually work at the low volume levels that I typically play music at.

I simple hooked my linn preamp into the aux of the a10 set the a10 volume at about 2/3 & from there I can control the volume remotely plus I can use the linn phono output plus anything else I have connected to the Linn pre . To be clear there is no reason you cannot drive a pre with another pre as audio engineers have been doing this like forever

Bast#rds! Just as I ordered IOT 😃 Nah thanks for your review Sean. Awesome work as always mate 👍 PS what is a good partner for the IOT for input IE cd and TT please?

Ground terminals ? (2 black posts) in the back, are those the same as negative and positive for the left and right channel when connection to a speaker wire?

Dude, it would be awesome if you could review the Carver 275 integrated tube. You would probably have to buy it :)

Will this amp drive tower speakers with a 86dB sensitvity or a bookshelf speakers with 87dB sensitivity? If so, is this a good starter for a tube amp? Thanks!

What would you say about it’s reliability since you’ve had it since August

I doubt you would have to replace the tubes at 6 months. I would think a couple of years before they start to sound ''old''.

I would love to see you review the Monoprice pure tube stereo amp.

I have a vintage SONY Receiver. I know that a tube amp can be connected to it, but is there a change in the sound when you connect it to a vintage receiver?

Tube amp bass does not cut off at 20Hz. Listening to pipe organ means you hear the 16Hz pedal.

I just ordered this amp based on yours and Steve's reviews. I am really looking forward to hearing what it will do with my Cornwall III's.

Any chance you can review any JJ electronics tube amps. My friend has a 300B amp. Love to here your take?

The price is going up. No wonder. It's my go-to amplifier now. All day.

Sean great review as always. I appreciate the review beacuse I enjoyed the reviews but also you informed me this is not the amp for me.

Lifelong analog fan (I've played guitar through tube driven Laney's and Orange for years), but I am a newbie to high-end audio....currently, I am listening to a Project Debut Carbon turntable through a Yamaha EQ-70 into a Yamaha Class A solid state amp...through KEF 104.2 Reference Series (rebuilt and capped) and a decent (not great) pair of JBL bookshelves. My question is: can I run two of these, one left channel, one right for four speakers? Thanks for replies.

Thinking of getting this based on your review. Is there a small pair of speakers you’d recommend to go with the a10? Would like to use on my office desk

Great review Sean. Currently I have the Rp600m powered by audio vista spark (purchased because of your endorsement) and I just ordered the Boyuu. However, I wonder what do you mean exactly when you say that RP600m and Boyuu pairing is “a little bit forward sounding”?

I want somebody to try the iota pa3 poweramp x2 with a valve preamp any chance giving it a go! I think this can be a sleeper if you get the match right, you would have some nice Gear under $1,000 I was thinking about the Feliks Echo phono pre-amplifier or one of the other models. Tubes don't necessarily have to be changed that frequently especially in preamps, and if you use a variac and don't turn a valve amplifier off just turn it down to 50 or 60 volts they can last 30/40 years

Wonder if these would math well with klipsch ref 62-2 floor standing speakers with 97 dB sensitivity. Any thoughts?

Hi Sean what would you say about connecting the Reisong A10 to Triangle Borea BR03 since they are also 90db sensitive. How would you define the sound?

Thanks for your good video and I fount an adapter (SAT UB-1) that can connect headphones by connecting to the amplifier speaker terminal on etsy. .

As always thank you for the great review. Just a quick question. Do you still have this amplifier? Is it hanging in there? Thinking about picking up a used one for 200 bucks. Thanks

I’ll bring a spark up to VA so you can compare if you would like...

Can you recommend some speakers that would match well with this? Thanks.

Strange question. I want to experience a tube amp. Looking at putting it in the garage. I live in Michigan. Will it still work with temperature changes?

Sean, I am eying a pair of Klipsch r51. Would like to try with a tube amp as I hear there is good synergy. Would the A10, be a good match? Thanks.

Thanks for the review. I was about to buy a Musical Paradise 301 but now I'm considering this one. Do you have an opinion between the two? Also what tubes can be used in this amp?

Would be worth swapping out the regulator tube for solid-state rectifier, a rectifier solid-state plug-in straight replacement, will tighten Up the bass better transient response maybe you should try it

Can I use this with 6 ohm speakers? Amp output is for 4 and 8 ohms only it seems. Want to pair it with my Dali Zensor 1. I understand they're difficult to drive but want to try if this amp does 6 ohms. I understand, you cannot specifically comment on pairing the amp with the said speakers but please let me know if the amp can do 6 ohms. Thanks!

Great review! I'm curious how long the tubes would last in normal use and what the typical replacement cost might be.

I am getting radio frequencies and static coming through to my left speaker. When I turn the A10's volume up and down, it almost acts like a radio AM/FM tuner and I can turn to a specific station. Is this poor shielding and a defective unit?

So, I am new to tubes. I have a Yamaha receiver and fluance rt-85 with klipsch 600m's. If I get this amp, I would replace the Yamaha with it. Hook the rt-85 to the AUX port and speakers to it....done? Or do I need to add a preamp to it also? Thxs

Have anyone heard the monoprice pure tube amp? The price is similar. Which one is better?

Hello Sean ! How do you compare both Willsenton R8 to the Reisong A50. Which one do you like the most ? What about the price ? Thank you !!

I'd be interested to hear how this pushes triangle bro3 s

how was the sound? just play it

Sean, FANTASTIC REVIEW as always. Question. Can this amp be used with a DAC and a streamer? And if so, how would they be hooked up? Also, do you know if the company has that same swap plan even if it's purchased through Amazon?

Sorry I was thinking if it ran mono could it double the output power

Would you recommend these for pairing with KEF Q350's for a bedroom system?

would it be a good idea to use it as power amp with a preamp?

Guess you a pre-amp for a turntable.

Hi Sean, hope u can review the Muzishare R100

Hi Steve I’m interested in purchasing a set of megapan speakers 1.7 I wonder will this tube amp (The Boy Reisin A10) will be able to drive them

Can you recommend this amp to drive Bowers & wilkins 606? 8 ohms (3.7 ohms minimunm) 88 db sensitivity