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Marantz KI Pearl – Back in Black
|The ‘KI’ in the new Marantz KI Pearl stereo SACD player and integrated amplifier duo is short for Ken Ishiwata. Ken, Brand Ambassador for the company, says the two black Pearl products are his ‘gift’ ...read more -
Oh good grief…
|Much of the time, I take a great deal of pleasure from this wonderful hobby of ours. It’s great for kicking back at the end of a day.Not today, though. Today, my fellow countrymen spoke ...read more -
Mystére ia21 Integrated Amplifier (Hi-Fi+)
|Oh, the mind can play dodgy tricks on you. This is a fine new integrated valve amp with a lot going for it, and all I can think of is Toyah Wilcox lisping her way ...read more -
Magico V3 Loudspeaker (Hi-Fi+)
|There’s a move by our nanny state to rid us of all the things we use to relax after a long day in the office/ boardroom/bedroom/invading a country or two. Wind down with a nice ...read more -
Conrad-Johnson ET2 Pre-Amplifier and LP66S Power Amp (Hi-Fi+)
|At one point I wondered whether this should be a pre-amp review, relegating the power amp to a supporting role. That reflects the sheer quality of the ET2, a classic, full facilities pre-amp of the ...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 -
Accustic Arts Drive I Mk 2 and DAC I Mk IV
|Accustic Arts is a poorly spelled but very well made audio range from Germany. In addition to the Drive I Mk 2 CD transport and DAC I Mk 4 converter, the brand has an integrated ...read more -
Consonance Orfeo CD Player and Tristan Integrated Amp (Hi-Fi+)
|A surprising thing about Chinese-made products… few take advantage of their Chinese-ness, preferring instead to copy styles and designs from the Golden Age of UK and US hi-fi (the 1950s and 1960s). Of course, this ...read more -
MartinLogan Purity Hybrid Electrostatic Loudspeaker (Hi-Fi+)
|In many respects, the Purity is the most radical loudspeaker MartinLogan has every manufactured. Of course the behemoth designs with their fullrange panels and intricate sub-woofer enclosures are the real innovators, but the Purity is ...read more -
Bryston BCD-1 CD Player (Hi-Fi+)
|Unlike many electronics companies in the hi-fi business, the Canadian Bryston company was a digital holdout. Yes, it has included DACs in its integrated amp and pre-amp for some time, but to make a whole ...read more