Viva Audio Egoista 2A3
The Viva Audio Egoista 2A3 delivers best-in-class midrange, tactile tone and an immersive 3D soundstage with startling speed and timbral finesse. Scot Hull found its musical, articulate presentation especially compelling with fast planar headphones, while its lavish automotive-painted chassis adds unmistakable statement-piece presence to a dedicated listening system.
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Deliciously Crispy
Sound Quality
95/100
Build Quality
87/100
Value for Money
88/100
Pros
Exceptionally vivid midrange, accurate timbre, speed and articulation create a deeply musical, reference-level presentation.
Expansive, immersive three-dimensional imaging gives instruments unusually tangible placement and scale.
Pairs particularly well with fast planar-magnetic headphones, delivering satisfying depth without planar-bass bloat.
Striking automotive-painted finish and a chassis that stays merely warm during extended use.
Cons
Bass is less powerful and deep than leading solid-state alternatives, particularly with bass-light headphones.
Premium cost and large, non-desktop-friendly form factor demand a dedicated setup.
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What Reviewers Are Saying
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 95/100
The review describes an unusually complete and immersive tube presentation, combining speed and detail with exceptional tone, midrange presence, and deeply dimensional imaging. Bass is less forceful than the reviewer’s solid-state reference with some headphones, though fast planar-magnetic models are said to deliver satisfying depth and impact.
Transparency Resolution
96/100
The reviewer praises the Egoista 2A3 for speed, articulation, and detail, alongside striking timbral accuracy. Treble is presented with textured realism rather than a simplified hiss, although the reviewer notes that the HD 800 can better a few headphones in this specific region.
Tonal Balance Musicality
97/100
Tone, timbre, and midrange expression are central strengths. The reviewer calls the midrange “best in class” and describes instruments and voices as having an earthy, complete physical presence within the music.
Dynamics
89/100
The amplifier is described as fast and articulate, and it gives compatible planar headphones deep, satisfying bass. Its low end is not as powerful as the reviewer’s Cavalli Liquid Gold reference, however, and bass remains a known challenge with some high-sensitivity full-range headphone designs.
Soundstage Imaging
97/100
Spatial performance receives especially emphatic praise, with “immersive and fully 3-D soundscapes” said to spill around the listener. The reviewer also hears individual notes emerging with unusually vivid placement and physical dimensionality.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Build Quality
87/100
The Egoista 2A3 is a large, imposing amplifier with substantial controls, automotive-grade paint, auto-biased tubes, four RCA inputs, and two distinctly voiced headphone outputs. The reviewer finds the underlying bent-metal chassis arrangement relatively simple, but notes that it remains only warm rather than excessively hot even after long, high-output sessions.
Value for Money
88/100
The review places the Egoista 2A3 at about $7,500 at the time and clearly treats it as a costly, space-demanding luxury product. Even so, the reviewer explicitly says it is worth its asking price and would buy one if cost and practical accommodation allowed.
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Specifications
- Dimensions
- 410×185×410 mm
- Weight
- 19 kg
- Inputs
- 4 × RCA
- Outputs
- 2 × Headphone Jack Outputs
- Operation
- Zero negative feedback pure class A operation
- Tube complement
- 2 x 6C45Pi; 2 × 2A3
Manufacturer's Description — Viva Audio
Egoista 2A3 continues Viva's state-of-the-art amplifier design traditions, offering a blend of incredible sonic characteristics built on a smaller chassis.
Tube enthusiasts love 2A3 power tubes for speed, articulation, detail, incredible tonal range and timbre accuracy. Egoista 2A3 delivers it all with unsurpassed dynamics, driving headphones with authority and ease.
Leading hi-fi industry publication Head-Fi.org called Egoista 2A3 “addictive” and its sound “always so smooth and engaging.” According to Audiotraveller review, Egoista 2A3 “may well be the best-sounding amplifier on the market.”
Egoista 2A3 comes in a virtually unlimited array of colors. You can personalize your Egoista to match your interior.
Through our local offices and dealers, we offer the option of helping you set up and connect your Viva Audio equipment in order to ensure the best performance results.
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- Audeos — online and in-store — Żywiec, Województwo śląskie (website)
- Audio & Video Expressions — in-store — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (website)
- Audio Absolute — in-store — Tambon Bang Khun Kong, Chang Wat Nonthaburi, Thailand (website)
- Cake Audio — in-store — San Clemente, California, United States (website)
- CASQUES HEADPHONES — in-store — Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (website)
- Dream Audio Components — online and in-store — Dunaharaszti, Hungary (website)
- Ears Unlimited — online and in-store — Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands (website)
- House of Stereo — online and in-store — Jacksonville, Florida, United States (website)
- Mimic Audio — online and in-store — Chicago, Illinois, United States (website)
- Perfect sense Audio — in-store — Stockholms län, Sweden (website)
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