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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 -
Zanden Audio Systems Model 1200 Signature phono preamplifier
|Zanden Audio Systems’ top-of-the-tree Model 1200 phono preamplifier has been through several iterations over its long and illustrious career, but arguably none so significant as the move to the new Model 1200 Signature. The two ...read more -
Norma HS-IPA1 integrated amplifier
|At the time of writing (in late March 2020), coronavirus was wreaking havoc across the world, but in Italy the situation was more extreme than average, which must have made the production of audio electronics ...read more -
Primare 15 Series electronics
|If ever there was a set of audio components that best fit the maxim of ‘different paths up the same mountain’, those components are Primare’s entry-level 15 Series of products. We received four elegant and ...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 -
Audio Research Reference 160 S stereo valve power amplifier
|In a very real way, this is the easiest review I’ve ever had to write. The Audio Research Reference 160 S is the stereo version of the Reference 160M mono power amplifiers we reviewed in ...read more -
Hegel H95 integrated amplifier
|Hegel’s highly rated H90 integrated amplifier (which we tested back in issue 152) is one of most popular amps Hegel ever made. So popular, in fact that Hegel found itself constantly running out of products ...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 -
Audio Research Corp. Reference 80S Stereo Power Amplifier
|From the Absolute Sounds/Audio Research press release: The Reference 80S stereo amplifier continues Audio Research’s latest design effort in creating a vacuum-tube amplifier that not only redefines ultimate music reproduction, but does it in an ...read more -
Arcam SA30 Network streaming system
|Some audio equipment functions absolutely perfectly, sounds amazing, and represents excellent value for money – which makes reviewing it pretty straightforward. Some audio equipment functions only spasmodically, sounds rough, and represents questionable value for money ...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 -
Townshend Audio Allegri Reference Line-stage passive preamplifier
|Max Townshend is not the sort of guy to make a product and then focus on marketing and selling it; he is an engineer to the core and cannot stop thinking of ways to improve ...read more -
Naim Audio Nait XS 3 integrated amplifier
|Note: This review was written in April during the initial COVID-19 lockdowns in the UK. Rather It’s 2020 and it’s a lockdown. That gives one time and impetus to ponder nonsense past, present and future. ...read more -
ENGSTRÖM ARNE integrated amplifier
|ENGSTRÖM’s minimalist, high-performance and high-end valve amplifiers have some surprisingly human names; the ERIC and LARS power amplifiers, the MONICA preamp, and these are now joined by the ARNE integrated amp. With the exception of ...read more