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ELAC AIR-X active loudspeaker system
|Along with companies like Audiovector, ELAC has looked to the future of audio and concluded it lies in active loudspeakers driven by small digital hubs. This is known as AIR-X in ELAC parlance. However, although ...read more -
Peachtree Audio nova125 integrated amplifier/DAC
|Some years ago, Peachtree recognized that a seismic shift in the high-end audio universe was at hand—a shift wherein PCs would step outside of their traditional roles as office tools to become full-fledged digital audio ...read more -
McIntosh MA5200 integrated amplifier
|You know where you are with a McIntosh Labs product. And it’s probably middle America. The brand is hugely popular in the United States, but also has a strong following across most of the world. ...read more -
CES 2014: Electronics (Amplifiers)
|OK, there is an elephant in the room when it comes to audio amplification this year – Naim Audio. By upping the ante by an order of magnitude, to make its Statement NAC S1 preamp ...read more -
Raven Audio Nighthawk integrated amplifier news and comment
|Raven Audio is perhaps best known for its all-tube pre and power amplifiers. It is not, however, well known for those amplifier products being considered 'highly affordable' (Raven's cheapest preamp might cost $5,995, but the ...read more -
Roksan Oxygene integrated amplifier
|Roksan Audio’s Oxygene integrated amplifier will anger reactionary audio enthusiasts as a result of it being nothing like an amplifier from a bygone age. It does not have a big, comforting volume knob on the ...read more -
Norma Revo IPA-140
|There are a lot of audio products at all prices out there. Some of them, let’s be honest, don’t deserve their place in the audiophile pantheon but hold on by some minor miracle. At the ...read more -
He ain’t heavy – the Lavardin IS integrated amplifier
|The IS is the entry-level integrated amplifier in Lavardin’s range. Its modest (for a transistor amp) 45W per channel output, four inputs and minimalist styling, means it lacks a certain something, on paper. The dainty, ...read more -
Rogue Audio Sphinx integrated amplifier
|Rogue Audio is one of those high-end paradoxes; it makes products that deliver fantastic performance in a fine overall package, yet don’t come with a price tag that looks like someone had to use up ...read more -
Prima Luna Prologue Premium integrated amplifier
|When the history of this interesting period in hi-fi history is written, Prima Luna will have its time in the sun. It was one of the first valve amp brands to design in Europe (specifically, ...read more -
AA Acoustics AA34 integrated amplifier
|I’m a big fan of the one-line summary. Here’s the one for the AA Acoustics AA34: It’s a Dynaco ST70 with an input selector, a volume control and a remote. That’s it. Job done. The ...read more -
McIntosh MA5200 integrated amplifier
|(From the McIntosh/Jordan Acoustics press release) McIntosh Laboratory, the global leader in high-performance home entertainment systems for over 60 years, has launched a highly flexible new integrated amplifier, complete with three-input DAC, high-quality headphone amp, ...read more -
Point/Counterpoint: Naim SuperUniti (Hi-Fi+ 89)
|We think the SuperUniti from Naim is one of the most important products launched in by the company for years. It represents the best one-box solution from the brand. But there are a lot of ...read more -
Rega RP6, Naim SuperUniti and Focal 1028Be system
|The co-mingling of Naim and Focal last year came as something of a surprise to many in the industry. How could two brands whose identities are so closely aligned with their places of origin coexist ...read more -
Best of the Best - Devialet
|No round up of the best of the best would be complete without including one of the most exciting products of the last decade – the Devialet D-Premier. This elegant design proves that beauty is ...read more