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Soulution 520 preamplifier
|The full-function preamplifier has become something of a rarity, especially in the high-end, but Soulution’s 520 preamplifier – central to the company’s more ‘attainably priced’ range - sports an exceptionally capable moving coil phono stage ...read more -
COS D1 digital converter/preamplifier
|If one were to judge this particular book by its cover it would not be hard to come to the conclusion that an awful lot of effort and expense had gone into the casework and ...read more -
Primare PRE60/ATC SCM150 ASL system
|Not all component combinations are predictable. Sometimes you find an amp and speakers that despite coming from different schools of audio thought seem to gel in ways that few would have expected. On this occasion, ...read more -
The Bespoke Audio Company passive magnetic preamplifier
|The process of reviewing audio equipment is well documented. In some respects, it’s all about the bit before the review, which could be likened to a dating agency. As the reviewer is going to live ...read more -
Amplifiers – A Baker’s Dozen from Munich High End 2016
|Munich High-End is a hot-bed of amplifier activity, and that is reflected in the sheer diversity of products on display each year. Not all are in demonstration – many appear in the main halls and ...read more -
Luxman C-700u preamp and M-700u stereo power amplifier
|Luxman long had more cachet than many rival Japanese audio brands. It sits in a relatively underpopulated strata it shares with Accuphase, positioned above the mainstream of Yamaha, Pioneer, etc., but more widely known than ...read more -
System Feature: Naim Audio NAC-N 272 network preamplifier and ATC SCM40 active floorstanding loudspeakers
|It seems that we live in an age where less (in the way of audio equipment) is seen as more (in the domestic acceptability sense). Linn has been using this approach and has honed almost ...read more -
Boulder Amplifiers 2110 preamplifier and 2160 stereo power amplifier
|At the top end of any discussion about high-end audio, there is Boulder. The 2110 preamp is currently the biggest and best preamplifier the company makes, but the new 2160 is about middle of the ...read more -
Hi-Fi+ Products of the Year: Amplification
|Integrated Amplifier of the Year joint winner: Jeff Rowland Continuum 2 The Continuum 2 manages to combine Jeff Rowland’s legendary build quality with high performance and very green power credentials. This £8,000 400W per channel ...read more -
CES Scene: A Baker’s Dozen of new Amplification Components
|The last of my CES show coverage topics involved high-end amplification components, which category proved to be a veritable hotbed of product development activity for the show. For this reason, I’ve expanded by coverage to ...read more -
Constellation Audio Inspiration Preamp 1.0 line preamp and Mono 1.0 power amplifier
|The march of progress in high-end audio often seems to be centred on the price of the product. As things get better, so prices get ever higher. It rarely goes in the other direction. But ...read more -
Naim Audio Statement amplifiers
|Naim Audio’s Statement is the easiest amplifier I’ve ever had to review. The clue is in the name. It’s every inch a statement piece from the brand, and making that statement demands a hell of ...read more -
Audio Research, Wilson, Crystal, and HRS system
|‘High-end’ is a term with specific meanings but also less specific implications. In audio terms, it’s not just about performance but a particular style of performance. Historically speaking, it exhibits distinct leftist leanings (left of ...read more -
GamuT D3i preamplifier and D200i power amplifier
|I have some history with the GamuT D200 power amplifier; the original version was my reference amplifier for many years and powered at least two generations of Bowers & Wilkins 802 Diamond speakers. I liked ...read more -
Music First Audio Baby Reference V2
|The Music First Audio transformer-based passive preamplifiers seem to receive universal praise, and well-respected reviewers around the globe have declared them to be among the very best. And yet, when I have tried them in ...read more