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Founded in January 2017 by three industry professionals with over 30 years of combined experience in high-end audio, Riviera Audio Laboratories s.r.l. emerged from decades of collaboration between co-founders Luca Chiomenti and Silvio Delfino, who had long discussed creating their ideal amplifier before deciding to establish the company during their drive to Munich High End 2016. Led by audio designer and engineer Luca Chiomenti, who has been designing and manufacturing Hi-Fi systems since the 1990s, alongside sales and marketing expert Silvio Delfino and industrial design specialist Marco Muzio, the company represents the excellence of Made in Italy in high fidelity audio. Headquartered in Italy, Riviera combines Italian tradition with research and innovation to develop original audio solutions for the highest end of the audio market, focusing on analogue excellence and exclusivity through careful, optimized design and individual construction. The company specializes in ultra-premium tube and hybrid amplifiers including the APL-1 Tube Line Preamplifier ($26,000), AFS-32 Hybrid Stereo Power Amplifier ($28,000), and Levante Integrated Amplifier ($16,500), all characterized by zero overall feedback and pure Class A amplification that delivers innovative quality products to the most demanding audiophiles worldwide.
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The Riviera Audio AFM70 is a premium monophonic amplifier operating in Class A, delivering 70 W at 8 Ohms and 140 W at 4 Ohms.
It features a hybrid design utilizing vacuum tubes for its preamp section and transistors for its output stage.
An ECC82/12AU7 vacuum triode is employed in the voltage amplification stage, ensuring pure Class A operation.
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