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Qualiton
Est. year: 1940
Qualiton is the tube amplifier brand of Audio Hungary, a company formed in 2014 when physicist and former university professor Laszlo Fabian bought the Hungarian audio maker Univox. Qualiton launched in 2015 and builds valve integrated amplifiers, preamplifiers and power amplifiers in Hungary, drawing on a factory whose roots go back to BEAG, the Budapest electroacoustic company that supplied sound systems for the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
Range & what it's known for
The range runs from integrated amplifiers to separates. The A35i uses 7581A output tubes for 35W per channel and the A75i uses KT120 tubes for 75W per channel, both in class A push-pull. The X200 combines a 2 x 100W KT120 power stage with a phono preamp, four line inputs, balanced and unbalanced direct inputs and a parallel equaliser, with KT150 or KT170 tubes as options. The P200 power amplifier gives 2 x 100W in stereo or 200W per channel in mono, joined by the C200 preamplifier and a separate MM or MC phono stage. The APX 200 power amplifier takes its design cue from the BEAG APX 100, a professional unit of the late 1970s.
Who owns it and where it's made
Audio Hungary Kft is privately owned by Laszlo Fabian, who also co-owns a telecommunications business and leads the brand as chief engineer. Production takes place in the former BEAG plant in Nyiregyhaza, which continued as Univox after the company broke up in the 1990s privatisation. The factory winds its own output transformers on toroidal and linear coil machines, and every chassis is assembled by hand. Many Qualiton models come in chrome or black finishes.
The lineup in this catalog
Amplifiers. A Qualiton amplifier costs roughly USD 3,000 at the bottom of the list and over USD 15,000 at the top.
Who it's for
Qualiton suits owners looking for Hungarian valve electronics with its own transformers and the option to change output tubes. The A35i is the entry, the A75i and X200 give more power and, in the X200, a built-in phono stage, and the C200 with P200 forms a separate pre and power pair, with the P200 bridgeable to mono for a later upgrade.
Range & what it's known for
The range runs from integrated amplifiers to separates. The A35i uses 7581A output tubes for 35W per channel and the A75i uses KT120 tubes for 75W per channel, both in class A push-pull. The X200 combines a 2 x 100W KT120 power stage with a phono preamp, four line inputs, balanced and unbalanced direct inputs and a parallel equaliser, with KT150 or KT170 tubes as options. The P200 power amplifier gives 2 x 100W in stereo or 200W per channel in mono, joined by the C200 preamplifier and a separate MM or MC phono stage. The APX 200 power amplifier takes its design cue from the BEAG APX 100, a professional unit of the late 1970s.
Who owns it and where it's made
Audio Hungary Kft is privately owned by Laszlo Fabian, who also co-owns a telecommunications business and leads the brand as chief engineer. Production takes place in the former BEAG plant in Nyiregyhaza, which continued as Univox after the company broke up in the 1990s privatisation. The factory winds its own output transformers on toroidal and linear coil machines, and every chassis is assembled by hand. Many Qualiton models come in chrome or black finishes.
The lineup in this catalog
Amplifiers. A Qualiton amplifier costs roughly USD 3,000 at the bottom of the list and over USD 15,000 at the top.
Who it's for
Qualiton suits owners looking for Hungarian valve electronics with its own transformers and the option to change output tubes. The A35i is the entry, the A75i and X200 give more power and, in the X200, a built-in phono stage, and the C200 with P200 forms a separate pre and power pair, with the P200 bridgeable to mono for a later upgrade.
