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NuForce Icon HDP Headphone Amp/DAC/Preamp (Playback 36)
|NuForce is a brand that will by now be familiar to many Playback readers because we have used their excellent Icon Mobile portable headphone amp as a value-priced reference for several years. NuForce has recently ...read more -
Pure Sound L300 Line-Stage Preamplifier (HiFi+ 73)
|How many really good line-stages are there? My personal list starts to run out at about the same time I exhaust the fingers on one hand ? and most of those products are seriously expensive. ...read more -
Unison Research Unico Pre Preamplifier and Unico DM Power Amplifier (Hi-Fi+)
|Unison Research really lives up to the name; it’s a true unison; a combination of loudspeaker manufacturer (Opera) along with two parallel electronics brands ? the all valve Unison and the valve/transistor hybrid Unico ranges. ...read more -
The whole GamuT… (Hi-Fi+ 71)
|For most readers, GamuT is a name more often associated with electronics, their D200 power amp attracting considerable attention when it was launched (originally as a studio product under the Sirius brand) back in 1999. ...read more -
Munich High End 2010 - Day Two
|Munich, Germany: The MOC exhibition center is extremely large, and High-End 2010 fills two whole levels of two of its cavernous halls. It’s broadly divided into Show & Tell; showing your product through live demonstrations ...read more -
Munich High End 2010 - Day One
|Munich, Germany: The first day of the High End Show is a trade day. Manufacturers trawl for new distributors, distributors look for new dealers, dealers hunt for new products and journos swoop for scoops. It's ...read more -
Conrad Johnson GAT Triode Preamplifier (Hi-Fi+)
|The GAT drew the same reaction from every one of the grockles. The real people, muggles… non audiophile types: “What the hell’s that?” “It’s a preamplifier. It takes signals from the CD player and controls ...read more -
"Music Matters" at Bjorn's: The McIntosh Labs Demonstration
|McIntosh Laboratory: Ultimate Theater Room, Bjorn's Audio - Video, San Antonio Click here for an overview of the "Music Matters" event at Bjorn's: www.avguide.com/blog/1st-annual-“music-matters”-event-bjorn’s-audio-–-video-san-antonio James (“Jim”) Ludoviconi, McIntosh senior dealer support manager, was on hand ...read more -
"Music Matters" at Bjorn's: The B&W Group Demonstration
|B&W Group: Exceptional Audio Room, Bjorn's Audio - Video, San Antonio Click here for an overview of the "Music Matters" event at Bjorn's: www.avguide.com/blog/1st-annual-“music-matters”-event-bjorn’s-audio-–-video-san-antonio Chris Browder, B&W group executive vice president, briefly spoke about the ...read more -
Musical Fidelity X-Can V8 Headphone Amplifier/Preamplifier (Hi-Fi+)
|The budget valve pre-amplifier has long been a staple of the entry-level high-end market. Countless Conrad Johnsons, Counterpoints and Crofts established the tradition, with the likes of Rogue Audio and now Cayin taking on the ...read more -
Restructured, Adcom Plans to Re-Enter the A/V Market in 2009 – 2010
|Through the 1980's and ‘90's, Adcom was known as an A/V manufacturer whose product consistently offered high performance and excellent value money. Now, under new ownership and a new corporate structure, the company plan to ...read more -
Meet your Maker - Boulder
|Boulder Amplifiers is located in a small semi-industrial area south east of downtown Boulder, Colorado. With 20 full-time employees, all Boulder products are designed, and manufactured almost entirely within its factory. Only Anodizing is done ...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 -
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 -
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