Electrocompaniet ECI 80D INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER
The ECI 80D brings a rich, fluid Class A/B voice to music, pairing expressive vocals and wide, precisely layered staging with confident speaker control. What Hi-Fi? highlights its sophisticated resolution and unusually capable MM phono stage, while Hi-Fi Choice celebrates its supple, low-fatigue musical ease. Add aptX HD Bluetooth and engaging headphone performance for a genuinely versatile premium integrated.
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Deliciously Crispy
Sound Quality
92/100
Build Quality
87/100
Features Connectivity
87/100
Value for Money
91/100
Pros
Rich, fluid and low-fatigue presentation with expressive vocals and naturally integrated detail.
Wide, precise soundstage with strong layering, instrumental placement and convincing scale.
Well-rounded feature set, including a capable MM phono stage, excellent headphone output and effective aptX HD Bluetooth.
Controlled, composed power delivery that drives demanding speakers confidently at high levels.
Cons
Lacks USB audio input, limiting playback of DSD and PCM above 24-bit/192kHz.
Less rhythmically forceful and punchy than some rivals, notably Naim, Hegel and Primare models.
Remote control feels cheap relative to the amplifier’s premium build and styling.
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What Reviewers Are Saying
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 92/100
Reviews consistently portray the ECI 80D as an open, refined and highly musical amplifier with a slightly rich tonal character. It gives up some outright rhythmic attack to leaner, more athletic rivals, but combines persuasive scale, low-fatigue listening and strong spatial performance.
Transparency Resolution
92/100
What Hi-Fi finds an open, spacious presentation “brimming with subtleties”, while StereoNET reports serious levels of fine detail and air at high volumes. Hi-Fi Choice notes that detail is integrated naturally into the musical whole rather than being pushed forward for analytical effect.
Tonal Balance Musicality
94/100
The prevailing character is smooth, rich and harmonically generous, with Hi-Fi Choice praising its fluidity, suppleness and easy long-term listenability. What Hi-Fi says it sits slightly on the rich side of neutral without obscuring recordings, while StereoNET hears a clean, controlled and musical balance.
Dynamics
88/100
The amplifier has enough power and punch for most speakers and rooms, and StereoNET praises tight transients, secure high-level composure and strong bass control. However, both What Hi-Fi and Hi-Fi Choice find it less forceful, rhythmically driven and grippy than rivals from Naim, Hegel and Primare.
Soundstage Imaging
93/100
What Hi-Fi praises the way it layers a mix without clutter, and Hi-Fi Choice hears an airy, generously scaled presentation. StereoNET describes an impressively wide stage with precise instrumental placement and useful height, while the AVComfort review also highlights the scale and precision of the soundstage.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Build Quality
87/100
StereoNET calls the construction rock-solid, and What Hi-Fi finds the amplifier itself nicely solid. The compact, distinctive chassis is well regarded, though What Hi-Fi considers the finish a little less slick than the strongest alternatives and both it and Hi-Fi Choice criticize the cheap-feeling remote.
Features Connectivity
87/100
The ECI 80D combines two analogue inputs, an MM phono stage, five digital inputs, pre-out, two headphone sockets and aptX HD Bluetooth. Reviewers especially praise the Bluetooth implementation and capable headphone output, though there are no balanced connections, streaming platform or USB audio input for high-resolution PCM and DSD playback.
Value for Money
91/100
At roughly $3,299-$4,000 depending on market, the ECI 80D is positioned as a premium integrated amplifier rather than a budget option. What Hi-Fi calls it an excellent buy with sound comparable to leading rivals and considers its DAC section competitive with worthwhile standalone alternatives, although StereoNET also notes its premium pricing.
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Specifications
- PREAMPLIFIER
- Input impedance: 75 kOhms Noise floor: < -130dB THD+N: < 0.002% Frequency response (-3dB): 1 – 150 kHz Volume adjustment range: - 110dB to +15 dB
- OUTPUT AMPLIFIER
- THD+N: < 0.005% Output power (into 8 Ohms): 2 x 80W Output power (into 4 Ohms): 2 x 150W Damping factor (8 Ohms load): > 300 Frequency response (-3dB): 1 – 150kHz SNR (input shorted, ref 1W into 8 ohms, A-weighted): 102 dB Gain: 25 dB Protection: DC, overload, temperature
- RIAA PHONO
- Pickup support: Moving Magnet Gain: 40 dB @ 1kHz Input impedance: 47 kOhms || 100pF RIAA correction accuracy: +/-0.1dB, 25-20kHz Subsonic filter: -3 dB @ 14 Hz THD: < 0.001% SNR: 83 dB (A-weighted) Overload margin: 30dB @ 1kHz
- HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER
- THD+N: < 0.001% Load impedance single output in use: > 16 Ohms Load impedance both outputs in use: > 32 Ohms Max output power (into 16 Ohms load): 0.4W Max output voltage swing: +/-8V peak Output impedance: 10 Ohms Protection: DC, overload
- DIGITAL & STREAMING
- Optical input: PCM: 44.1kHz/16bit up to 192kHz/24bit Coaxial input: PCM: 44.1kHz/16bit up to 192kHz/24bit Bluetooth support: BT5.0, A2DP, SBC, AAC, aptX-HD
- CONNECTIVITY
- Digital inputs: 2 coaxial, 3 optical Analog inputs: 2 RCA Analog preamplifier output: 1 RCA Service port: 1 USB 12V trigger: 1 input, 1 output Phono MM: 1 RCA Headphone outputs: 3.5mm jack + 6.35mm jack Speaker outputs: 1 pair binding posts
- WEIGHT & DIMENSIONS
- Weight: 8 kg – 17.6 lbs Width: 470 mm – 18.5 inches Depth: 262 mm – 10.3 inches Height: 90 mm – 3.5 inches
- VOLTAGE & POWER CONSUMPTION
- Mains input voltage: 100-240VAC, 50/60Hz, 3A Idle (no load or signal): 30 W Standby: < 0.5 W OFF (main switch OFF): 0 W
Manufacturer's Description — Electrocompaniet
The ECI 80D is our brand new integrated amplifier. The new ECI 80D offers 2 x 80 Watts into 8 Ohms, using an in-house developed Class A/B Amplifier.We have equipped it with a built-in RIAA pre-amplifier for your LP player (MM cartridge support), 2-way Bluetooth HD for both streaming from your iOS, Android unit, Mac, or PC, and also HD streaming to your High-end headphones. And of course a 5-input DAC (3 Toslink, 2 COAX)
The ECI 80D is our brand new integrated amplifier. The new ECI 80D offers 2 x 80 Watts into 8 Ohms, using an in-house developed Class A/B Amplifier.We have equipped it with a built-in RIAA pre-amplifier for your LP player (MM cartridge support), 2-way Bluetooth HD for both streaming from your iOS, Android unit, Mac, or PC, and also HD streaming to your High-end headphones. And of course a 5-input DAC (3 Toslink, 2 COAX)
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