Heaven 11 Billie Amp Mk3 tube/class D hybrid integrated amplifier Review
There will be plenty of reviews of the Billie Amp Mk3, but none like this. In addition to using the Mk3 in a standard system configuration, I will report on using it in my Faux Mono Integrated Amp...
View ArticleTEAC AP-507 class D stereo power amplifier Review
Rediscovery of TEAC as a serious audiophile brand was one of my highlights of 2024. The moderately affordable VRDS-701 Preamp/DAC/CD Player (the actual name is longer, so I have shortened it) and...
View ArticleAurender AP20 reference all-in-one music server ICEpower integrated amplifier...
The South Korea-based Aurender manufacturers high-end digital playback systems, several of which have been reviewed by Dagogo, including the $3,300 N100SC caching music server and streamer, the...
View ArticleTEAC VRDS-701 dual monaural USB/DAC CD player/pre-amp/headphone amplifier,...
TEAC VRDS-701 I am watching four needles dance against a Mountain Dew (or is it Mellow Yellow; audiophiles might be divided) hued illuminated background, and I am happy. McIntosh this is not, and...
View ArticleEMM Labs PRE i stereo preamplifier Review with update on the latest MTRX...
Introduction I recently sent my EMM Labs PRE back to the factory for an update, which involved a complete rebuild to match current specifications. Quite honestly, I really was at a loss to know what...
View ArticlePass Laboratories XA200.8 10th Anniversary Review
Read the 2015 Pass Laboratoriess XA200.8 Review The first quarter of 2025 has proven to be most interesting thus far. Class D amplification has finally come of age with the release of a $2,499...
View ArticlePS Audio Stellar Strata Mk2 integrated amplifiers Review, Part 2 of 2
The first part of this review was sweeping in its perspective and discussed the larger topic of the efficacy of using a pair of integrated amps, specifically ones with DAC/pre/D topology. This...
View ArticleOrchard Audio Starkrimson 800 KHz GaNFET Mono Ultra Premium monoblocks Review
The New Jersey-based Orchard Audio has a compact class D monoblock amplifier that outputs 500 watts continuous and 1,000 watts peak into 4 ohms, costs $2,499 each, and it is an analog switching...
View ArticlePS Audio Stellar Strata Mk2 integrated amplifiers Review, Part 1 of 2
The PS Audio Stellar Strata Mk2 Integrated Amplifier is one of the most important components I have handled, but not for the reason you may think. In the process of reviewing this and one other...
View ArticleHeaven 11 Billie Amp MK2 Review
Publisher’s note: Heaven 11 has notified us that the MK2 has been discontinued at the time of press, making way for the launch of the MK3 in February, 2025. Follow-up Review forthcoming. Here comes...
View ArticleAudio Note UK Meishu Tonmeister 300B integrated amplifier, P3 Tonmeister...
Audio Note UK operates a little differently than the rest of the industry in the home stereo world. The company creates a complete array of components for stereo systems from cartridges to...
View ArticleSW1X Audio Design AMP V “Titan” Special directly-heated triode integrated...
Audiophiles dig specifications. Most audiophiles are not technically savvy and rely on the brilliance of the design engineers of companies and their marketing departments to make purchase decisions,...
View ArticleTechnics SU-R1000 reference stereo integrated amplifier Review
A few short years back, some large Japanese global conglomerate poured its vast engineering resources into creating three components; the first, a D/A converter that would be the envy of all, one that...
View ArticleEMM Labs MTRX monoblock Input Board Upgrade Review
Have you ever encountered someone who refuses to leave well enough alone? Almost as soon as my original review of the EMM Labs MTRX amps had been submitted, Ed Meitner began tinkering with the...
View ArticleBenchmark Media AHB2 THX AAA stereo amplifiers Review
Benchmark Media is known for its small-footprint digital-to-analog converters such as the discontinued DAC2 and current-production DAC3 series, as well as analog-to-digital converters. The AHB2...
View ArticleConrad-Johnson releases ART88 triode reference preamplifier
The following is a press release from Conrad-Johnson. The ART88 Preamplifier has been designed to serve as an industry reference standard for line-stage preamplifier performance, a role filled for more...
View ArticleAudio Note UK Empress Silver parallel single-ended triode monoblock...
Also read Audio Note UK M1 Phono preamp & Empress Silver parallel single-ended triode monoblocks Review The Audio Note Empress Silver Monoblock amplifiers are parallel single-ended amplifiers...
View ArticleParasound NewClassic 275 v.2 two channel power amplifier Review
I really enjoyed my time with the Parasound NewClassic 200 Pre preamplifier in my last review. I find Parasound products to sound great, are a tremendous value, and are built to last based on my own...
View ArticleAudio Note UK M1 Phono preamp & Empress Silver parallel single-ended triode...
Audio Note UK M1 Phono in Black Acrylic One of my first reviews for Dagogo was back in 2008 when I covered the Audio Note OTO Phono SE single-ended pentode integrated amplifier. I had purchased the...
View ArticleCambridge Audio EVO 150 all-in-one player Review
The Cambridge Audio EVO 150 at first glance is a network streamer and integrated amplifier and, while that would not be factually incorrect, it is that much and more. Its industrial design,...
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