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Audio Research PH8 Phono Stage (Hi-Fi+)
|With so many reasonably-priced phono stages reaching a pretty high standard, is it really necessary to spend this much on Audio Research’s PH8? Sadly, the answer is – yes… I don’t know about you, but ...read more -
Rogue Audio Stealth Cronus Integrated Amplifier (Hi-Fi+ 79)
|American audio is big and expensive. Everyone knows that. Rogue Audio is the notable exception. Take the Cronus Stealth for example (what is it with ‘stealth’ now? It’s getting close to words like ‘quantum’ in ...read more -
Esoteric E-03 Phono Stage (Hi-Fi+)
|You have to hand it to the Japanese, no one builds electronics like they do. The attention to detail, the finish the fit and the feel of high end kit from that island nation is ...read more -
Burmester Top Line 100 Phono Preamp (HiFi+ 77)
|Let’s start at the end. The Top Line 100 from Burmester is not so much a hi-fi component as a phono laboratory. It’s the vinyl archivist’s dream; a method of extracting the signal from a ...read more -
Musical Fidelity M6CD, M6PRE & M6PRX (Hi-Fi+ 76)
|You know how it is with Musical Fidelity. Nothing for ages, then along come three at once. The M6i integrated amplifier was an impressive debut for Musical Fidelity’s M6 series. A CD player, pre and ...read more -
Belles LA-01 Preamplifier (HiFi-Plus 67)
|Waaaaay back in the before time, in the long, long ago, Roy Gregory made a promise. Coming at the end of a review of a pair of Belles MB-200 mono amps, he said something like ...read more -
Conrad-Johnson ET3 preamp (Hi-Fi+ 75)
|I’ll be honest, here. The conrad-johnson ET3 preamplifier is a remarkable preamp, but I had trepidation about the way it’s being promoted. It’s down to the ‘baby GAT’ thing – the ET3 is being touted ...read more -
Fosgate Signature Phonostage Preamplifier & Fozgometer Azimuth Range Meter
|I first became aware of the Fosgate Signature Phonostage when I visited the Musical Surroundings room at CES 2010 and my eyes came to rest on the beautifully finished and sculpturally attractive all-tube phono preamp. ...read more -
NEWS: Boulder Amplifiers Announces 1008 Phono Preamplifier
|Boulder, CO-based Boulder Amplifiers announces the release of their new model 1008 Phono Preamplifier ($12,000), which a company press release describes as “the junior sibling to Boulder’s $33,500 2008 Phono Preamplifier, widely acknowledged as the ...read more -
CEDIA Discoveries—Octave Audio Tube Electronics from Germany
|In the world of high-end audio it can sometimes take many years for a new brand to evolve, slowly moving from the release of one model to the next, until a complete product family is ...read more -
RMAF Day One: First looks and First Watts
|Nelson Pass’ latest project is the First Watt J2 power amplifier. This $4,000 stereo model is a 25 watt design, running entirely in Class A mode. The simple two-stage circuit sports JFET devices at the ...read more -
"Music Matters" at Bjorn's: The Rega Research Demonstration
|Rega Research: Santa Fe Room, Bjorn's Audio - Video, San Antonio Click here for an overview of the "Music Matters" event at Bjorn's: www.avguide.com/blog/1st-annual-“music-matters”-event-bjorn’s-audio-–-video-san-antonio Chad Harper, account manager for The Sound Organisation (U.S. distributor for ...read more -
TESTED: PS Audio GCPH Phonostage
|Whether you evaluate it from the standpoint of design, construction, or sound quality, PS Audio’s $995 GCPH phonostage seems like it ought to cost more than it does. Several things make this phonostage special, starting ...read more -
Meet your Maker - Boulder
|Boulder Amplifiers is located in a small semi-industrial area south east of downtown Boulder, Colorado. With 20 full-time employees, all Boulder products are designed, and manufactured almost entirely within its factory. Only Anodizing is done ...read more -
TEAD Groove Plus SRX, Herron Audio VPTH-2, Graham Slee Revelation Phonostages
|Not so long ago the phonostage was an integral (albeit central) element in every single serious pre-amp. But with the advent of CD the audio landscape shifted, and as vinyl fell from favour, designers were ...read more