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Parasound Halo JC2 Preamplifier and JC1 Power Amplifers (Hi-Fi+)
|No reflection on Parasound, but they’re one of those US companies that I’ve been aware of for years without really knowing anything about them. Founded in the 80’s, their amps have a reputation for providing ...read more -
The Eben Ayra C1 Loudspeaker
|There’s no getting away from it, I have been on a great run recently. Since earlier in the year I have been spoilt rotten with the quality of the equipment that has passed through my ...read more -
The Belles Labs MB-200 Mono-blocs
|Reviewing power amps can present a particular problem. After all, accumulating material to fill the pages of our august journal isn’t exactly helped by a feature count that could be listed on the back of ...read more -
Emillé KI-40L Integrated Amplifier
|Seemingly intent on demonstrating that Korea can do high-end as well as providing a superior standard of offshore, low-cost manufacturing, Emillé landed on these shores in the not insubstantial shape of their statement product, the ...read more -
The Spendor SA1 Loudspeaker
|Maybe I just like swimming against the tide… Maybe I just want to be different… Or maybe, just maybe I resent being told what to think… Anyway, more years ago than I care to remember, ...read more -
Vacuum State SVP-2 Pre-amplifier
|Take a quick look at the SVP-2 pre-amp and you’ll probably conclude that it’s not much to look at, both a physical and an aesthetic judgment. Factor in the cost of ownership and your next ...read more -
The Zanden Model 2500S CD Player
|It’s no great secret that I’m a huge fan of Zanden’s four-box CD transport and DAC. It is the best balanced, most accomplished, most engaging and most musically satisfying player I’ve ever spent time with. ...read more -
The Wadia 581se CD/SACD Player
|Wadia’s 861, and latterly the 861se, CD player has been pretty much a permanent feature around these parts, not least because the only player I’ve heard that seriously surpassed its performance cost five times as ...read more -
The Kuzma 4POINT Tonearm
|NIH; the acronym that stands for “Not Invented Here” might better be expressed as “Never Invented Here” when it comes to hi-fi. For every company that rejects out of hand any idea that they didn’t ...read more -
Chestnut Hill Sound George iPod Sound System
|Many firms make compact iPod sound systems, which seems like a fine idea right up until you realize that most of them treat iPods as little more than glorified “CD changers.” The problem is that ...read more -
Wilson Benesch Trinity/Torus Loudspeaker System (Hi-Fi+)
|A few issues ago I looked at (and was seriously impressed by) the Wilson Duette/Watchdog combination, a “double the price – more than double the performance” outgrowth from the original two-way stand-mounted design. Now comes ...read more -
Mixing the Wilson Duette and WATCH Dog Subwoofer (Hi-Fi+)
|Having reviewed the Wilson Duette as recently as Issue 47, and revisited it in Issue 48, with no major (or even minor) revisions made, ordinarily there’d be no reason to cover it again so soon. ...read more -
Cairn Tornado CD Player (Hi-Fi+)
|I admit, I became so attached to the Cairn Fog3 CD player, that when it came time to hand it back, Cairn’s distributors had to distract me with a shiny new toy, giving them enough ...read more -
Ayon Audio CD1 CD Player (Hi-Fi+)
|Ayon represent a new breed of hi-fi manufacturer, one that designs its products in Europe and manufactures them in China. The economics of the arrangement are very hard to beat; man hours on that side ...read more -
The SRM Arezzo Ultra Turntable
|Oscar Wilde claimed to have the simplest of tastes; he was always satisfied with the best. But, while many of us would no-doubt - like Oscar - be more than happy with the most expensive ...read more