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Mark Levinson No.53 Monoblock Power Amplifiers (Hi-Fi+)
|The Mark Levinson website has all the usual sections alongside one called ‘gear’, click through and you get to the Harman International Merchandise Store where you can buy a number of Levinson branded garments and ...read more -
Edge G6 Power Amplifier (Hi-Fi+ 78)
|Edge electronics make to my mind what be the most ugly amplifier known to man; the NL Reference – two hip-high pyramids of gently s-curved heatsinks, all 800 watts and laser-guided bipolar output devices. They ...read more -
DarTZeel NHB-458 monoblocks (Hi-Fi+ 77)
|Sometimes a product just demands a large gasp. The NHB-458 is once such product, the weight, the physical size, the finish, the power on tap… and the price tag are all gaspworthy. In a way, ...read more -
Musical Fidelity M6CD, M6PRE & M6PRX (Hi-Fi+ 76)
|You know how it is with Musical Fidelity. Nothing for ages, then along come three at once. The M6i integrated amplifier was an impressive debut for Musical Fidelity’s M6 series. A CD player, pre and ...read more -
Steven Stone's Best of CES 2011
|Best Sound (cost no object) The Wilson Alexandria X-2s tethered to a pair of Lamm ML3 signature amplifiers playing Peter McGrath’s recording of Leonard Shure’s rendition of Beethoven’s Op. 109 was so beautiful that it ...read more -
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 -
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 -
TAS at RMAF 2010: Steven Stone on Digital and New Technologies
|Steven Stone on Digital and New Technologies When RMAF closed at 4:00 on Sunday I scurried to make a 5:00 PM band practice in Boulder. At the rehearsal I was floored when Rise, our fiddle ...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 Releases Flagship Reference 18 Monoblock Amplifier
|(Editorial Note: NuForce’s Reference 9-series power amplifiers have been well-covered in The Absolute Sound and on AVguide.com, with each successive model taking worthwhile sonic steps forward relative to the last. Now, however, NuForce is introducing ...read more -
Classe Debuts Top-Tier Delta-Series Amps
|(Editorial note: The AVguide.com news desk recently received word that the Canadian firm Classé Audio was debuting four new top-tier Delta series amplifiers, including two monoblocks, a stereo amplifier, and a massive 5-channel amp. We ...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 -
Krell S-150m Monoblock Power Amplifier (Playback, from TAS 205)
|When I began writing for TAS in 1983, if you wanted a state-of-the-art solid-state amplifier that could drive any speaker you purchased either a Krell or a Levinson. Period. Flash forward to 2010. Both Levinson ...read more