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Gryphon Audio Designs Essence preamp and power amplifier
|By most normal standards, the Essence pre/power amplifier combination would represent the uppermost tier of product performance, size, weight and price. In Gryphon Audio Design’s world, Essence is the starting place in its pre/power line. ...read more -
CH Precision L10 line-stage preamplifier and M10 twin-chassis power amplifier
|You might well think we’re getting pretty good at this hi-fi thing. After all, we’ve been at it a while and, reading the press, you could easily conclude that, as the parade of ‘latest, greatest’ ...read more -
Michi P5 preamplifier and S5 power amplifier
|Rotel is one of those companies that doesn’t often grab the headlines much these days yet it has a heritage stretching back over 50 years. In the late 1980s, its entry level integrated amplifiers had ...read more -
B.audio B.dpr one preamplifier and B.amp one power amplifier
|Only a Frenchman would have the audacity to build an amplifier with a volume control that’s essentially the wrong way round, that is, the level goes up as you turn it anti-clockwise. You get some ...read more -
Densen goes Green: 30th Anniversary models!
|Densen is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a special BEAT pre- and power amplifier set: The BEAT POWER and BEAT PRE, which only can be bought directly from Densen's webshop. After 30 years of Densen ...read more -
Moor Amps Angel Preamplifier and Angel 6 Power Amplifier
|Moor Amps isn’t exactly a household name and, to be fair, aside from the relative newness of the company, there’s a reason for that: the Angel Pre and Angel 6 power amp is this fledgling ...read more -
Schiit Audio Aegir power amplifier
|Schiit Audio has been a favourite brand of mine for some time. I just think what they do to make things affordable is good for the hobby. I was especially impressed with their Saga+ preamp ...read more -
Accustic Arts Mono II Mk 2 power amplifiers
|Let’s start with an admission. These are not Accustic Arts’ flagship mono power amplifiers. The Mono III is the flagship, and it’s a big ‘un. These are ‘just’ the new Mk 2 edition of Accustic ...read more -
Gold Note DS‑10 streaming DAC preamp and PA‑10 power amplifiers
|E.F. Schumacher’s famous 1973 book ‘Small is Beautiful’ never seemed to have resonance in the world of high-end audio. We like our audio equipment big and heavy, even if the reasons for such scale are ...read more -
CH Precision A1.5 two channel power amplifier
|Steve Earle’s ‘Copperhead Road’ opens with a monster chord that sounds like a something big and very dead, crashing to the floor of the studio. It’s the sort of heavily compressed thud to send a ...read more -
McIntosh C8 vacuum-tube preamplifier and MC830 solid-state power amplifier
|From the McIntosh press release September 17th, 2020, Binghamton, NY, USA: Following in the footsteps of McIntosh’s retro-styled MA252 and MA352 integrated amplifiers, (which themselves took design cues from the MC275 Vacuum Tube Amplifier), McIntosh ...read more -
NAD launches C 298 power amplifier with Purifi Eigentakt Amplification
|From the NAD press release: PICKERING, ONTARIO, CANADA SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 – NAD Electronics, a leading manufacturer of premium home audio and video products, announced another high- performance amplifier that uses Purifi Eigentakt<font size="1"></font>amplification technology. ...read more -
Meet Your Maker: CH Precision
|This has been a long time coming. I visited CH Precision’s small, efficient manufacturing and design facility in the middle of last year. CH Precision was named after the first letters of the surnames of ...read more -
darTZeel NHB-18NS preamplifier and NHB‑108 Model Two power amplifier
|Regardless of how much high-end audio you have heard, when you experience something exceptional, the music lets you know all about it. It might all start with a small spark of revelation. But it will ...read more -
Gold Note PA-10 power amplifier
|Florence, Italy – December 5, 2019 – Gold Note is pleased to announce the immediate release of the new stereo amplifier PA-10. The PA-10 is a part of the 10 Series, the conveniently sized entry ...read more