Audio Note (UK) is marking its long respected Oto integrated amplifier’s 35th birthday with a dedicated Anniversary Edition.
Teased at this year’s Bristol Show, the new Oto SE 35 is the Oto SE’s first major technical revision in decades, and includes bespoke in-house components plus a redesigned power supply.
When I set Andy the challenge to design a single-ended [SE] pentode version of the Oto in the early ’90s, single-ended amps were a big outlier. The Oto and now the Oto SE 35 stand as a testament to our philosophy on timeless quality audio design
Peter Qvortrup, Company Founder
A Class A, parallel single-ended Pentode design using EL84 output valves. The Oto has remained one of the most popular amplifiers in the company’s portfolio that was designed to go the distance from the off, with Audio Note still maintaining and servicing models stemming back decades.
I decided it was time to give the Oto SE a complete makeover. The result is an amplifier with a more realistic ‘bass kick’, the kind of physical presence you feel when you are in the room with a kick drum or a bass guitar.
Andy Grove, Chief Designer
The Oto SE 35 integrated amplifier is joined by the P1SE 35 stereo power amplifier. Visit Audio Note (UK) to find out more and look out for our upcoming in-depth review.
