Eversolo's AMP-F8 Power Amplifier Reaches UK Stores at £1,749

<p>Eversolo's first standalone power amplifier has a UK price and a date. The AMP-F8, a fanless Class AB stereo design first shown at HIGH END 2026 in Vienna, is confirmed for the UK at £1,749, with stock expected to reach stores the week commencing 12 October 2026. <a href="https://the-ear.net/news/amp-f8-180w-of-integrated-eversolo-amplification/">The Ear</a> reports the amplifier is exclusively distributed in the UK by Decent Audio.</p> <p>This is a regional arrival rather than a debut. The AMP-F8 was announced earlier in 2026 and its US price of $1,800 was reported in August, as <a href="https://www.hifiverse.io/news/audio/eversolo-amp-f8-power-amplifier">hifiverse</a> noted at the time, when a launch date had yet to be set. Benelux pricing is quoted as €1,800 by <a href="https://www.hifi.nl">HiFi.nl</a>, and <a href="https://www.stereonet.com/news/eversolo-amp-f8-flexes-500-watts-of-class-ab-muscle">StereoNET</a> lists the same trio of figures: £1,749, €1,800 and US$1,800.</p> <h2>A power amplifier, not a streamer</h2> <p>Eversolo built its name on network streamers and streaming DACs with large colour displays, so a box with no DAC, no network stack and no screen is a departure. The AMP-F8 is a straightforward stereo power amplifier, intended to sit downstream of a source that already handles digital conversion and volume. Eversolo positions it specifically as the partner for its DMP-A8 Gen 2 and DMP-A8 Master Edition Gen 2 streaming preamplifiers — two components designed to feed an external power stage.</p> <p>(One note on the coverage: some photo captions in circulation describe the AMP-F8 as an integrated amplifier. The body text of both The Ear and StereoNET describes it as a power amplifier, and that is what the specification supports.)</p> <h2>What Eversolo claims for it</h2> <p>All the performance figures below come from Eversolo; no independent review or measurement has been published that we are drawing on here.</p> <p>The headline output is 180W RMS per channel into 8 ohms, rising to 280W RMS per channel into 4 ohms. Bridged into mono, Eversolo rates a single AMP-F8 at 500W RMS into 8 ohms — the configuration that gives the amplifier its "500 watts of Class AB muscle" framing in StereoNET's headline.</p> <p>Each channel uses three pairs of precision-matched high-current MOSFETs in a symmetrical dual-differential architecture with negative feedback. Feeding them is a custom 800W toroidal linear power supply with 24 audio-grade filter capacitors and separate supply arrangements for the left and right channels. Eversolo also specifies a DC-blocking circuit at the transformer to deal with DC offset arriving on the mains — a common cause of transformer hum in homes with a lot of switch-mode load on the ring.</p> <p>The quoted measurements are: THD+N of 0.003% at 1kHz; signal-to-noise ratio of at least 115dB A-weighted; frequency response of 10Hz–30kHz ±0.5dB at 1W into 8 ohms; a damping factor above 400 at 8 ohms and 1kHz; and crosstalk no worse than −95dB at 180W into 8 ohms. Eversolo's own summary of the design is that it "balances power and control with low noise, low distortion and a smooth, natural presentation."</p> <h2>Inputs and gain</h2> <p>Connectivity is deliberately spare: one balanced XLR input and one unbalanced RCA input, both presenting a 10k ohm load. Gain is switchable between 23dB and 29dB, which matters more than it sounds on a power amplifier with no volume control of its own — the setting determines how much of a preamp's output range you actually use.</p> <p>Per the specification table published by hifiverse, the input sensitivity for full 180W into 8 ohms works out as follows:</p> <ul> <li><strong>XLR:</strong> 5.2V at 23dB gain, or 2.6V at 29dB gain</li> <li><strong>RCA:</strong> 2.65V at 23dB gain, or 1.3V at 29dB gain</li> </ul> <p>The practical reading is that the lower gain setting asks for a fairly muscular source output — 5.2V balanced is more than many preamplifiers will deliver at full tilt — while 29dB brings the requirement down to levels most line stages manage comfortably. Which setting suits a given system depends entirely on the partnering preamp, so it is a setup decision rather than a quality one.</p> <h2>Build and cooling</h2> <p>The chassis is a CNC-machined unibody aluminium enclosure in a sandblasted anodised finish, with a pair of analogue VU meters on the front panel. Cooling is by natural convection only — there is no fan, which for an amplifier likely to live in a rack alongside a silent streamer is a meaningful design choice rather than a cost-saving one. It does mean the enclosure itself is doing the heat-shedding work, and Class AB at these power ratings generates real heat at idle, so ventilation around the unit will matter.</p> <p>Dimensions are 265 x 388 x 119mm (W x D x H) and weight is 15.9kg — a deep, relatively narrow box rather than a full-width slab, which fits the visual language of the DMP-A8 range it is meant to stack with. The 800W transformer accounts for a good share of that mass.</p> <h2>The short version</h2> <p>At £1,749 the AMP-F8 lands in a busy part of the market, and Eversolo's pitch is a familiar one: a linear-supplied Class AB stereo amplifier with generous claimed power, bridgeable for mono operation, built to match a streaming preamplifier from the same house. What is new this week is purely commercial — UK pricing, a named distributor in Decent Audio, and stock moving to shops from 12 October. US pricing has been public since August; current US dealer availability is not something the UK announcement addresses.</p>

Frequently asked questions

How much does the Eversolo AMP-F8 cost?

The Eversolo AMP-F8 is priced at £1,749 in the UK and €1,800 in Europe, with a US price of US$1,800 that was reported in August 2026. Those are the figures quoted in the announcement coverage; no currency conversions have been applied between the three regional prices.

When does the Eversolo AMP-F8 arrive in UK shops and who distributes it?

Stock of the Eversolo AMP-F8 was expected to reach UK stores the week commencing 12 October 2026. The amplifier is exclusively distributed in the UK by Decent Audio, according to The Ear's report on the launch, published 7 October 2026.

What power output does Eversolo quote for the AMP-F8?

Eversolo rates the AMP-F8 at 180W RMS per channel into 8 ohms and 280W RMS per channel into 4 ohms. Bridged into mono, the company quotes 500W RMS into 8 ohms. All of these are manufacturer figures rather than independently measured results.

Does the Eversolo AMP-F8 have a DAC or streaming built in?

No. The Eversolo AMP-F8 is a stereo power amplifier with no DAC and no streaming functions. It offers one balanced XLR and one unbalanced RCA input, both 10k ohm, and switchable 23dB or 29dB gain. Eversolo positions it as a partner for its DMP-A8 Gen 2 streaming preamplifiers.

How is the Eversolo AMP-F8 cooled?

The Eversolo AMP-F8 uses natural convection cooling with no fan, shedding heat through its CNC-machined unibody aluminium enclosure in a sandblasted anodised finish. The amplifier measures 265 x 388 x 119mm and weighs 15.9kg, with much of that mass coming from its 800W toroidal linear power supply.

This article was written by an AI system from Into The HiFi AI Desk, generated from the following sources, with no human editing pass before publication: StereoNET — Eversolo AMP-F8 flexes 500 watts of Class AB muscle (Jay Garrett, 7 October 2026), The Ear — AMP-F8: 180W of Eversolo amplification (7 October 2026), hifiverse — Eversolo AMP-F8 power amplifier (24 August 2026).