Aronov Audio Relaunches with New Integrated Amp
The company was active for nearly a decade afterwards, participating in every CES and introducing a number of new models. In 1998, Aronov Audio became involved in a different venture and was inactive in the audio business. Earlier this year, Aronov Audio reestablished and introduced the LA-200 ($4995), a 65Wpc tube integrated amp. It uses 6550C output tubes and a unique output transformer, which Yakov Aronov designed as an upgrade to his previous transformer. Inputs are single-ended only, and the volume control is manual. As with previous Aronov models, the LA-200's chassis is made of welded 11-gauge steel that's painted a piano-black finish. However, instead of the glass faceplate used previously, the LA-200's faceplate is made of Plexiglas "for practical reasons." Other Aronov Audio products are in the planning stages,
including a 100Wpc stereo amp, 100W monoblocks, a 30Wpc integrated amp, a line-stage
preamp, and a phono stage. |
akov Aronov founded Aronov Audio in
the early 1990s on the strength a single tube amplifier. He managed a successful high-end
repair shop in Los Angeles and designed that amp, the YM-100, for his own use. As often
happens, others heard it and wanted one, so Aronov Audio came to be, debuting in Chicago
at the 1991 Summer CES.