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Integrated electronics
Hand-build Hungarian tube amplifiers with in-house wound transformers, sold in the US through Well Pleased AV.
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about qualiton
Qualiton is the home-audio brand of Audio Hungary, which traces its lineage to BEAG, the state electroacoustic factory that supplied much of the Eastern Bloc's professional sound equipment. When that operation was privatized in the 1990s, the Nyíregyháza plant continued as Univox; Audio Hungary acquired it in 2014 and launched the Qualiton brand in 2015 to focus on premium valve electronics. The engineering signature is vertical integration: the factory winds its own output transformers in-house and hand-assembles every chassis. The range spans integrated amplifiers, power amplifiers, preamplifiers, and phono stages. Reviewed models include the X200 integrated, the 300B-based integrated, the A35i and A75 integrated amplifiers, and the P200 power amplifier, covering both push-pull and single-ended tube topologies. Qualiton competes in the mid-to-upper tube-electronics tier against makers like PrimaLuna, Line Magnetic, and Cary Audio, differentiating on its own transformer production and pro-audio heritage. US distribution is handled by Well Pleased AV under Mark Sossa, and the brand is stocked by named dealers including Atelier 13 Audio, Sound by Singer in New York, and Alma Music and Audio. Coverage in the English-language press is established: Twittering Machines has reviewed multiple models including the 300B integrated and the X200, and AudioKey Reviews has covered the X200, placing it as a clear medium-tier import with verified US presence. Production is in Nyíregyháza, eastern Hungary, where every unit is built and tuned.