Pass Labs XA30.8 class A stereo amplifier Review, Part III
Also read Part I, Part II I never really planned for there to be a Part III of this review; I didn’t even plan to review it in my reference system, but it came before the Wayne Picquet’s Restored...
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Vincent Solidline SA-94 stereo preamplifier & SP-995 class A mono amplifiers...
Vincent SA-94 stereo preamplifier Well it’s happened. Frankly I was not expecting it, and certainly not with a pair of solid-state monoblocks made in China and pitched at not a lot more than a...
View Article47 Labs Midnight Blue system Review
47 Labs Midnight Blue system: Lens II Speaker: $3,250 (read Review) Midnight Blue Integrated Amplifier Model 4736: $2,500 Midnight Blue CD Player Model 4735: $3,250 (read Review) *Midnight Blue Tuner...
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Wells Audio Innamorata Signature stereo amplifier Review
Wells Audio Innamorata Signature stereo amplifier The last few years has seen a bounty of great audio components coming through for review. The Pass Labs XA200.5 mono amplifiers, Triangle Arts...
View ArticleAudio Note Quest Silver monoblock amplifiers Review, Part 2
This Review was published in February, 2007 originally. Also see Audio Note Quest Silver monoblock amplifiers Review, Part 1 A few years ago while using a pair of ‘valve like’ solid state Mitchell...
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Revox Joy S119 Network Receiver Review
Revox Joy S119 Network Receiver Introduction I have been an audio buff for over 40 years now and since those earliest of days when high quality audio reached my conscious being, the Swiss name Revox...
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Margules Audio U280-SC 25th Anniversary Stereo Tube Amplifier
Margules Audio U280-SC Who is Margules Audio? Julian Margules of Margules Audio has been delivering audio for over 40 years and is well known in Mexico and other parts of the world. Still, I had...
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Combak by Harmonix Reimyo KAP-777 stereo solid-state power amplifier Review
Earlier this year I was approached by the North American distributor of Harmonix, Wynn Wong of Wynn Audio, to review the Reimyo KAP-777 Stereo Power amplifier and CAT-777 Mk-II Vacuum Tube Control...
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EMM Labs MTRX monoblock amplifiers Review
Do you find yourself absolutely in love with the midrange purity and three-dimensional soundstage that are the hallmark of low power, single-ended triode designs, but wishing for more power or more...
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Audion Silver Night 300B Special Edition Stereo Amplifier Review
Audion is a name in Audio that many people have heard of, though most haven’t heard their amps. The company was established in 1987 by David Chessell and Erik Anderson. The concept for Audion in those...
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A Pass Labs Experience, Part II: Pass Labs XA200.8 Pure Class A High Current...
Read A Pass Labs Experience, Part 1 For the past five years I have used the Pass Labs XA100.5 monoblocks on various loudspeaker systems, and have come to rely on their beautiful, refined tonalities and...
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Benchmark Media Systems AHB2 power amplifier Review
Star Wars attack High End Audio There’s a new actor in the high end audio amplification field – THX. The company is a technology spin-off from Lucasfilm, which originated the Star Wars movie series....
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Margules Audio Magenta FZ47DB Phono Amplifier Review
I should start this review with an apology for taking so long to get the review turned in. I had planned to do it when I reviewed the Margules Audio U280-SC 25th Anniversary tube amp and SF220.15 20th...
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Red Dragon S500 stereo amplifier Review
A goodly number of those hoity-toity, big gun amp makers have a serious problem, it’s class D, and its name is Red Dragon Audio, the maker of the S500 amp. No, the company’s products are not made in...
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Spread Spectrum Technologies Thoebe II preamplifier and Son Of Ampzilla II...
It is impossible to know from a name, or from how the founder of the company dresses for that matter, what a component will sound like. If one were to go by appearances only, the attire of James...
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First Watt B1 Buffer Preamp and J2 Power JFET Amplifier Review
I wonder how many audiophiles get caught on the “power escalator,” by which I do not mean the one at the mall, but the one in the listening room. Did you know you have an escalator in your audio room?...
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Pass Labs XA60.8 60-Watt Class A monoblocks Review
I have been using the Pass Labs XA30.8 as my reference amp for the last 14 months. When it came in for review, I was shocked at how good it was. After an agonizing audition period, I decided it had...
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EXOGAL Ion PowerDAC Review
Read the Exogal Comet DAC Review We are entering a new era in digital audio, the era of the PowerDAC. What is a PowerDAC? It is a digital-to-analog converter that doubles as a power amplifier. It could...
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Esoteric Grandioso C1 Line Stage Preamplifier and Grandioso M1 monoblocks Review
Emotion in a Silver Jewel Box Many months ago I was asked about reviewing the Esoteric Grandioso C1 preamp and M1 monoblocks. I had just started to remodel my home, including the listening room, so...
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Wells Audio Majestic integrated amplifier Review
Jeff Wells used to own a retail shop named Audible Arts in Campbell, CA, about fifty miles southeast of San Francisco. As brick-and-mortar audio stores withered in the onslaught of online commerce,...
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