There is an old audio adage ‘Hearing is Believing’.
So be careful that you don’t fall flat for the SiA charm:
don’t get taken in by the superbly stylized fit and finish;
don’t get unduly excited about the logic controlled menu based features;
don’t laze around with the full function remote in your hand;
and importantly, don’t show off the well laid out electronics and gold speaker connectors…

… Embrace the sound:
The pristine sound that can only be achieved through years of critical audio design. There are a few critical specifications that define good amplification. The SiA 102 R is a class A/B design utilizing high-grade discrete power transistors. It has very low distortion, and noise, and high slew rate, a factor that defines the speed at which the amplifier responds to a signal feed. Taking center stage on the chassis is a massive toroidal transformer that contributes significantly towards a flat frequency response over the entire power bandwidth, besides allowing for packing in all this power in a low profile enclosure.

Next are the massive reservoir capacitors for high dynamic headroom; the SiA 102 R effortlessly reproduces the subtlety of the quietest passages and the energy of the loudest. This amplifier also boasts of a very high damping factor, ensuring that it retains excellent control over transducer motion, a critical element in reproducing natural sound. Built-in are proactive protection mechanisms against switch on/off surge, short circuit, RFI, and overheating; both clipping and faut conditions are displayed.

So stop staring and get listening…