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Benchmark 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...
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EMM 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...
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Technics 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...
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SW1X 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,...
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Audio 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...
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Heaven 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...
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PS 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...
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Orchard 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...
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PS 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...
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Pass 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...
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