Category: Amplifiers
SPL Performer s900 amplifier by Terry London
November 8, 2024
Two companies with superlative reputations regarding build quality, innovative design, and very competitive pricing compared to other high-end manufacturers are US-based Bricasti Design and SPL, located in Germany. Each has been in business [Read More]
Galion Audio TS A75 Amplifier by Terry London
August 23, 2024
For the past few years, my favorite YouTube channel has been Thomas & Stereo and its owner, Thomas Tan. There are several reasons for this. First, he has a very pleasant and warm communication [Read More]
LTA Velo Preamp and headphone amplifier by John Hoffman
August 12, 2024
My reference tube amplifier is the Audio Note Kit (ANK) EL34. I built it as an integrated amplifier but wanted to hear it without the preamplifier board, volume pot, and gain produced by the [Read More]
Building the Audio Note Kit EL-34 and Elekit 8900 integrated amplifiers by John Hoffman.
July 18, 2024
To Kit or Not to Kit I love learning how things work. I don’t mind going slow and thinking through problems, unlike a good friend who gets angry when faced with any technical problem. [Read More]
Thrax Audio Teres Mk2 Monoblock Amps by Moreno Mitchell
June 30, 2024
For the past eighteen months, I have been blessed with Thrax Audio Spartacus Pure 300B Power Amplifiers in my home audio system. Thrax Audio has been a mainstay in the audio community for years. [Read More]
Coda Technologies Class A S5.5 Amplifier By Terry London
May 19, 2024
In the past, I have reviewed three Coda Technologies components (#8 amplifier-#16 amplifier-FET 07x preamplifier) and found them all to be superlative in build quality and performance, along with offering one of the [Read More]
Valve Amplification Company (VAC) Essence 80 iQ Monobloc Amplifiers by Don Shaulis
March 21, 2024
VAC Magic in a Small Package At the many audio shows I attended, few rooms stuck in my memory, but one brand did—Valve Amplification Company (VAC) equipment powered many of the best-sounding rooms. By [Read More]
Coda Technologies Coda No. 8 Amplifier and 07x Preamplifier Review by Richard Willie
March 4, 2024
It has been over a year since I had the privilege of evaluating the Coda Technologies CSiB integrated amplifier. My experience with Coda Technologies’ products continued. Soon after, I was allowed to review [Read More]
Accustic Arts Power III Integrated Amplifier by Terry London
February 16, 2024
In 2006, I started to write lay reviews for the forums on the AudioGon website for fun. That was also the period of writing a string of reviews on Accustic Arts DACs, transports, and preamplifiers, [Read More]
Audio Mirror WAVE tube preamplifier By Terry London
January 11, 2024
In 2020, I reviewed the Audio Mirror Tubadour III SE DAC (reviewed here). It was stellar in its performance, competing with DACs that cost twice as much and was exceptionally well built using very high-quality [Read More]
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