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DarTZeel NHB-18NS Preamplifier (Hi-Fi+)
|Of all of the components that make up a hi-fi system, experience shows that it is the pre-amplifier that presents the biggest enigma. The task it has to perform is, in theory, pretty straightforward; directing ...read more -
Karan Acoustic KA L Preamplifier (Hi-Fi+)
|Karan Acoustic’s range of high-end amplifiers from the former Yugoslavia is growing. The company still lacks a CD player, but there’s a DAC, a phono stage with a reputation to die for, several power amps ...read more -
Audio Research LS17 Line-Stage and Ref 110 Power Amplifier (Hi-Fi+)
|If any company has established a distinctive visual identity over the last thirty years or so it has to be Audio Research. Witness the fact that I still regularly use an SP 10 pre-amplifier dating ...read more -
Rogue Audio Metis Preamplifier
|Rogue Audio draws most of its product names from Greek mythology, so when I received the Metis preamplifier I wondered what the connection between the component and its namesake might be. According to the mythology-oriented ...read more -
Linn Majik System: CD player, Kontrol preamp, & 2100 Power Amp
|My first exposure to the Scottish firm Linn Products came back in the 1970s through the company’s groundbreaking (and now iconic) Sondek LP12 turntable. The LP12 introduced the then-shocking idea that—apart from measurable characteristics such ...read more -
Vincent Audio SA-31 Preamplifier and SP-331 Power Amplifier
|The sport of high-end audio has been likened to peeling the layers of an onion at whose heart lies a reasonable facsimile of the sound of live music. The working assumption, of course, is that ...read more -
NuForce P8 Preamplifier
|For obvious reasons , many audiophiles -in -the -making begin their quests for great sound with modestly priced integrated amplifiers or receivers. However, as they gain experience and develop a passion for more revealing sound, ...read more -
Outlaw Audio 7125 & 990 Multichannel Amp & Controller
|With a sterling reputation for building terrific blue-plate audio/video receivers, Outlaw Audio has unleashed two new entries into the exclusive “separates” market: the $1099 Model 990 controller and the $999 Model 7125 amplifier. The objective ...read more -
NAD M15 and M25 Multichannel Controller and Power Amp
|NAD A/V components enjoy a reputation for putting sound quality first, and for delivering excellent value for money. Even so, performance-minded enthusiasts have long wondered what would happen if NAD pulled out all the stops ...read more -
Rotel RC-1082 Stereo Preamplifier
|Despite its decided ly affordable price, the RC-1082 is a full-featured preamp sporting switch-selectable tone controls, a balance control, a headphone amplifier, and a broad range of inputs— including a built-in phonostage with switch-selectable gain ...read more