Articles
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Leema Acoustics Tucana II integrated amplifier
|It doesn’t seem that long ago that I reviewed the first Leema Tucana, but the anniversary appellation added to this latest and third incarnation of the company’s first integrated amplifier suggests it is longer than ...read more -
Hegel and Chartwell system
|Some systems here are easy recommendations, because they are the output of a single brand. Others are more a reflection of listening tests along the way. This one is slightly different. It’s taking two known ...read more -
Mark Levinson, Vienna Acoustics, Chord Company system
|Hi-fi, just like any other arcane (and borderline obsessive) activity has generated its own set of ‘rules’. One that pretty much everybody seems to agree on is that the shortest route to sonic suicide is ...read more -
Linn Products Klimax system
|In a world filled with complete audio systems, Linn’s latest range-topper is perhaps the most ‘systemic’ of them all. The Klimax system does not have a high degree of mix-and-match potential; the streamer feeds the ...read more -
Gold Note P-1000: total control over your music
|FIRENZE, Italy: Gold Note - the Italian High-End manufacturer based in Firenze – is introducing P-1000, the first line preamplifier they ever made, available from September at a MSRP price of 5.850,00€/6.520,00$ (6.500,00€/7.250,00$ for the ...read more -
Moon's Neo ACE – success is not the only reward
|Moon's Neo ACE integrated streaming amplifier is a profoundly good product, a true audio Swiss Army knife with extensive digital and analogue functionality that makes it the one-box does-it-all amplifier of the moment. We thought ...read more -
Trilogy Audio Systems 906 phono stage
|We loved the Trilogy Audio Systems 907 phono stage when we tested it in issue 85. But it is a bit ‘spendy’. So when we saw the 931 headphone amp (a stripped down version of ...read more -
Vertere Acoustics MG-1 turntable, SG-1 arm, and PHONO-1 phono stage
|Even by the standards of the average workaholic, Touraj Moghaddam of Vertere Acoustics has had a busy few years. First came the cables, then that tonearm (the one that costs as much as a new ...read more -
Arcam SR250 integrated amplifier
|Audiophiles have a somewhat justified reputation for being conservative in nature. This can be a good thing: we are the people who kept vinyl alive before it was fashionable, and we are the people who ...read more -
AURALiC POLARIS wireless streaming integrated amplifier
|AURALiC titles its new POLARIS convergence device a ‘Wireless Streaming Amplifier’, which is shorthand for a wireless Roon-ready PCM/DSD streaming DAC with moving magnet phono preamplifier integrated amplifier. It can also be purchased with a ...read more -
Onix DNA-50 integrated amplifier
|Cast your mind back to the heady days of the 1980s, an era of bright clothes, dubious haircuts, and even worse synth-driven pop. However, the 1980s also saw the birth of the indestructible compact disc ...read more -
Munich High End 2017 – Amplifiers
|The usual parade of vast extravagances in audio electronics seemed more subdued than usual this year, and – while there were a few experiments in pushing the frontiers of price-tag technology – this year, the ...read more -
Burmester 099 line preamplifier
|There are two current schools of thought when it comes to high-end audio. The first is a series of regular changes to the line (the Mk I becomes the Mk II and so on), and ...read more -
Cyrus Audio One integrated amplifier
|This Cyrus has been a long time coming. When Cyrus launched its flagship X300 power amplifiers, I recall mentioning that the cast alloy case – one that has adorned virtually all Cyrus products since the ...read more -
PS Audio BHK 250 hybrid power amplifier
|I am always curious how a great piece of gear comes to be. Was it a singular vision of a talented engineer? Perhaps a group effort guided by an experienced team leader. In this case, ...read more