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CES Report - Alan Sircom on solid-state electronics over $15,000
|The $15,000 solid-state stereo amplifier world is an indicator of the entire two-channel audio market. Sources go in and out of fashion. Loudspeakers can end up in home theater systems as well as stereo set-ups, ...read more -
Valvet P2c preamplifier & A3.5 power amplifier (Hi-Fi+ 76)
|I have to say that when I got the Valvet P2c preamplifier out of its box it took me back, back to a time when you could sell great sounding kit no matter what it ...read more -
Parasound Introduces John Curl-Designed Halo JC3 Phono Preamplifier
|(Editorial Note: Earlier today, the AVguide news desk received word that Parasound has now released its long awaited, John Curl-designed Halo JC3 phono preamplifier. As Parasound’s press release points out, Curl is justly famous for ...read more -
ATC CA2/P1 Pre/Power Amplifier (HiFi+ 75)
|ATC has an enviable reputation in the pro audio world for its active monitors. These are often substantial speakers that combine classic but refined technologies to produce highly revealing and neutral results. The sort of ...read more -
Linn Announces All-New Akurate System
|(Editorial note: The AVguide.com news desk recently received word from the storied Scottish high-end audio company Linn Products Ltd. that the firm is introducing a new and completely revamped version of its Akurate audio system. ...read more -
Conrad-Johnson ET3 preamp (Hi-Fi+ 75)
|I’ll be honest, here. The conrad-johnson ET3 preamplifier is a remarkable preamp, but I had trepidation about the way it’s being promoted. It’s down to the ‘baby GAT’ thing – the ET3 is being touted ...read more -
CEDIA Scene: New Stereo Preamp/DACs from Classé, McIntosh & Simaudio
|The recent CEDIA Expo showed how widespread interest in computer audio has become, even (and perhaps especially) in the world of high-end two-channel audio. Want proof? Note that at CEDIA at least three major high-end ...read more -
A New Generation of Chordette Products From Chord Electronics
|(Editorial note: As many AVguide readers know, the British high-end audio firm Chord Electronics has launched a sub-brand called Chordette whose mission is to make the Chord sound available in a range of small, attractively ...read more -
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