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Authorized dealers for Audia Flight FL THREE S

  • The Audio Association — in-store — Anaheim, California, United States (website)
  • 110Hz — online and in-store — Kielce, Województwo świętokrzyskie, Poland (website)
  • A/V Solutions — in-store — Pleasanton, California, United States (website)
  • Absolute Hi End — in-store — Ormond, Victoria, Australia (website)
  • Alma Music & Audio — in-store — San Diego, California, United States (website)
  • Assai Audio — in-store — Centro, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain (website)
  • Atelier 13 Audio — in-store — Forest Hills, Tennessee, United States (website)
  • Audio Living Design — in-store — Area Produttiva, Marche, Italy (website)
  • Audio Omega — in-store — Ourense, Spain (website)
  • Audio Vision San Francisco — online and in-store — San Francisco, California, United States (website)

and 41 more verified dealers

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Audia Flight Three S Integrated Amplifier


Over 20 years of experience designing cutting edge, high performance audio equipment has gone into our Audia Flight Three S Integrated Amplifier


The result is, even by our high standards, an incredible multi-faceted component! Using the experience with our Classic and Strumento Series, every detail, 


however minute, has been carefully thought through for the discriminating audio enthusiast and music lover. And, yet, the Flight Three S offers an 
exceptionally good value and, like all Audia Flight products, it is made entirely in Italy.


Starting with its elegant Italian exterior, the Flight Three S has solidly built casework with a thick aluminum (10mm) front panel, positive-action metal 
pushbutton selectors, and a nicely-weighted pleasing to the touch aluminum volume knob, all expertly crafted and finely finished. 
In your hand you’ll also find a compact, ergonomic remote control hewn from solid aluminum. A large, blue OLED display will keep your eyes informed about 
the input choice (each input can be named as you choose) and other feature selections as you engage them.


Inside the Flight Three S’s sophisticated electronic interior are a series of critical features that make this integrated amplifier perform well above 
other integrated amplifiers within its category. An high performance ALPS Blue potentiometer provides an accurate volume control at all settings. 
Eight power supplies are in charge of all amplification stages up to the driver transistor stage, with 13.200uF total capacitance available for 
the stabilized power supplies until the driver transistor section. Four high-current power supplies (72.000µF) are then dedicated solely to the output driver
stages. If that’s not enough, all inputs feature sealed relays in an inert atmosphere and gold terminations! And, as following our philosophy for best 
sonic performance, the logic control section features its own toroidal transformer and is connect to the analog section via photo-couplers only. 
Driving your speakers are two 100 Watt amplifiers with a large 576VA toroidal audio transformer. 
In short the Flight Three S is a dual mono design, with Audia Flight’s current feedback circuitry design, a sophisticated preamp section, and deep, 
well-controlled bass that brings your loudspeakers and your music alive with a powerful, stunning sonic picture.


Interfacing with your Flight Three S is also a pleasure, with input selection, volume control, and mute control (with a memory of the previous level) 
via front panel or remote control . The user can choose from four unbalanced analog inputs (one optionally phono), one balanced analog input, 
and even from an optional USB digital input. 
The optional USB 24bit 192KHz DAC board with its high grade, discreet circuitry achieves a remarkable musical experience from your digital files, 
while the optional pure analog MM/MC phono board (via analog Input 1) will bring your turntable, phono cartridges, and vinyl collection to vibrant life.


Not surprisingly, then, the Flight Three S also has many standard features. 
A discreet, high-performance headphone amplifier designed to properly drive your headphones of choice. A bypass (or “direct”) feature, 
selectable by remote control, allows the user to turn the Flight Three S into a power amplifier through any assigned analog input: you may then include 
the amplifier in a multi-channel system (such as a home theater) as the power amplifier for the main speakers, while still using the same speakers for 
reference quality two channel listening with stereo sources connected to the Flight Three S
Finally, rounding out this well thought out, highly flexible design out is a remote trigger input, Monitor input, Record output, a
nd an unbalanced Preamplifier output (with the ability to turn off the Flight Three S’s internal amplifiers should you wish). 
Overall the Flight Three S Integrated Amplifier is a pleasure to behold, to use, and to listen to with many sources and nearly any loudspeaker.


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Professional Reviews 86/100

Rating for FL THREE S

Nicely Roasted

Sound Quality

86/100

Build Quality

86/100

Features Connectivity

87/100

Value for Money

87/100

The rich, warm tone and expansive soundstage make this integrated amp instantly appealing, with music flowing in an easy, engaging way. HiFi Choice praises its detail, rhythmic poise, and handsome, flexible design, while the optional phono and USB upgrades add welcome versatility. It’s a charismatic, full-bodied performer for listeners who value musical pleasure over clinical precision.

What Reviewers Are Saying

"Music seems to flow out of this integrated amplifier in a relaxed but undeniably enjoyable way, and it doesn’t matter what type of programme material you choose, things are never less than satisfying."

HiFi Choice

Pros

Rich, warm, engaging sound with strong detail and rhythmic flow.

Expansive soundstage with convincing depth and a big, immersive presentation.

Flexible feature set with balanced input, direct mode, headphone output, and optional phono/USB boards.

Well-finished chassis and remote give it a distinctive, premium feel.

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Cons

Can sound a little soft, sweet, and colored rather than fully neutral or revealing.

Bass can become plump or bulbous, with less grip than some rivals, especially on demanding material.

SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 86/100

Reviewers describe a rich, warm, and highly enjoyable presentation with plenty of detail and a relaxed flow. The amp is praised for separating strands in the mix clearly and for its expansive, immersive sound, but it is also called a little soft, sweet, and not fully clean or tightly controlled.

Transparency Resolution

86/100

Hi-Fi Choice says there is 'plenty of detail' and that you can hear 'all the different strands in the mix play individually,' which points to a clearly resolving presentation. At the same time, the same review says it is 'not clean enough' to fully reveal a high-class recording without some coloration.

Tonal Balance Musicality

89/100

The dominant character is 'rich and warm' with a 'valve-like' quality that makes music flow in a relaxed, satisfying way. Reviewers like the tonal purity of brass and the lilting rhythm, though they also note it can be 'a little too soft and sweet' and slightly syrupy in the midrange.

Dynamics

82/100

The amplifier is described as having 'fine dynamics' and a strong rhythmic sense, but it is also said to be 'not quite as lithe as some similarly priced amplifiers, lacking grip.' That suggests respectable energy and drive, but not the most forceful or incisive performance in its class.

Soundstage Imaging

88/100

The soundstage is repeatedly praised as 'wonderfully expansive,' with good depth perspective and a convincing sense of scale. The image is big and atmospheric rather than pin-sharp, but the reviewer clearly values the roomy, immersive presentation.

Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.

Build Quality

86/100

Reviewers note a solid full-width chassis with a 10mm aluminium fascia, pressed steel casework, and a remote that feels well made. They do not dwell on long-term engineering details, but the overall impression is of a substantial, carefully finished component.

Features Connectivity

87/100

The FL Three S offers 4 unbalanced inputs, 1 balanced input, a monitor input, a direct input option, pre-out, record out, and headphone output, which makes it notably flexible for a purist integrated amp. Optional phono and USB DAC boards add further versatility, and the remote and display are also part of the package.

Value for Money

87/100

At £2,495, the review frames the amp as attractively packaged and helped by reasonably priced optional upgrades. The language is positive rather than euphoric, but it suggests the asking price is defensible for the sound quality and feature set on offer.

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Authorized dealers for Audia Flight FL THREE S

  • The Audio Association — in-store — Anaheim, California, United States (website)
  • 110Hz — online and in-store — Kielce, Województwo świętokrzyskie, Poland (website)
  • A/V Solutions — in-store — Pleasanton, California, United States (website)
  • Absolute Hi End — in-store — Ormond, Victoria, Australia (website)
  • Alma Music & Audio — in-store — San Diego, California, United States (website)
  • Assai Audio — in-store — Centro, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain (website)
  • Atelier 13 Audio — in-store — Forest Hills, Tennessee, United States (website)
  • Audio Living Design — in-store — Area Produttiva, Marche, Italy (website)
  • Audio Omega — in-store — Ourense, Spain (website)
  • Audio Vision San Francisco — online and in-store — San Francisco, California, United States (website)

and 41 more verified dealers