Category: Amplifiers
The Lavardin IT Integrated Amplifier
May 20, 2008
The Lavardin IT Integrated Amplifier The End of Artistic Distortion May 2008 The direct experience of a great work of art has long struck me as one of the most profound and [Read More]
Preview: Behold’s Gentle G192 Integrated Amplifier
April 29, 2008
Preview: Behold’s Gentle G192 Integrated Amplifier A Gentle Giant April 2008 On a recent visit to the Laufer Teknik audio salon located in downtown Brooklyn, New York, I was surprised by their actual [Read More]
NuForce Reference 9 V2 SE Amplifiers
February 8, 2008
NuForce Reference 9 V2 SE Amplifiers A Nu Voice Speaks with Authority February 2008 Ever since I was smitten by the sound of the NuForce Reference 8 amplifiers back in the summer [Read More]
The Audio Research LS17 Preamplifier and the Grand Unified Theory
December 21, 2007
The Audio Research LS17 Preamplifier and the Grand Unified Theory December 2007 Things tend toward integration; physics and chemistry; gravity and quantum theory; and perhaps more valuably for you and me, tubes and [Read More]
Conrad Johnson ACT2 Series 2 Preamplifier
December 1, 2007
Conrad Johnson ACT2 Series 2 Preamplifier Simply Irresistible December 2007 How can it be permissibleI’ll admit to being a bit sheepish when it came to approaching Conrad Johnson about doing this review. [Read More]
Bel Canto e.One M300 & REF1000 Amplifiers
November 13, 2007
Bel Canto e.One M300 & REF1000 Amplifiers An Appreciation November 2007 My first “audiophile” amplifier was a JBL SA600, early solid-state with a sophisticated and uncluttered circuit design and quite decent sound. [Read More]
The Melody MI880 integrated tube amplifier
November 8, 2007
The Melody MI880 integrated tube amplifier An Open Mind to the Unexpected November 2007 $1,000? $2,000? $20,000? How much is too much for a really good amp? Try $50,000 and $75,000. That is [Read More]
FOLLOW-UP: MIMETISM 15.2 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER
October 19, 2007
FOLLOW-UP: MIMETISM 15.2 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER An Artisan at Work October 2007 During the Montreal Audio Show in 2006, I had the pleasure of interviewing William Andrea, the co-founder of the French company, [Read More]
The Red Wine Audio 30.2 Integrated Amplifier
July 22, 2007
The Red Wine Audio 30.2 Integrated Amplifier Off The Grid. Way Off July 2008 Gasoline is expensive and electricity, dirty. Everyone’s griping about the former, but it’s pretty much just we audiophiles who care [Read More]
Bel Canto e.One PRe3 Preamplifier
July 13, 2007
Bel Canto e.One PRe3 Preamplifier Bel Canto-ful July 2007 One of my favorite TV commercials (and there aren’t that many) is about a man who casually talks about all of the luxuries [Read More]
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