Articles
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DarTZeel CTH-8550 integrated amplifier
|Every musician, regardless of their chosen instrument, is looking for their voice and not just their own sound. When I listen to a great piano player, saxophonist or violinist, I am always aware of the ...read more -
Primare R35 solid-state, MM/MC phono stage
|Load settings on a phono stage are rather like filter settings on DACs; not everyone bothers to try them out, yet their effects can be pretty dramatic. The degree of effect is often more apparent ...read more -
Canor AI 1.20 integrated amplifier
|A few years back I visited Canor in Slovakia, their facility in Prešov is pretty impressive, modern and well organised, and as we looked round it became clear that a number of well know British ...read more -
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 -
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