EMM Labs PREi preamplifier Review
Introduction I attended the Rocky Mountain Auudiofest every year for many years. It was for me an opportunity to renew acquaintances, preview new products and meet manufacturers. My first exposure to...
View ArticleAncient Audio Lektor Joy CD player/DAC/Preamplifier/Digital Speaker Processor...
The advent of broadband internet gave rise to server-based online music streaming, and yet its popularity is unsustainable as the Boomer audiophile base see the infinite subscription not returning...
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 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 ArticleChord Electronics launches Ultima Pre 3 preamplifier
The following is a press release from Chord Electronics. All-new ULTIMA PRE 3 offers next-level performance A new ground-up-design preamplifier harnessing more than 30 years of amplifier building...
View ArticleParasound NewClassic 200 Pre Review
I have been successfully using Parasound components for almost 30 years. I purchased the Parasound HCA-1200 power amplifier brand new back in 1993, which then had a list of $845.00. I have used the...
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 ArticlePass Laboratories HPA-1 headphone amplifier Review
I can count on one hand the number of manufacturers who build solidly engineered products that are ahead of the curve and herd, whose products remain vastly competitive and superior to others, and...
View ArticleRotel launches RSP-1576MKII and RAP-1580MKII Surround Processors
The following is a press release from Rotel ROTEL INTRODUCES HOME THEATER PRODUCTS SUPPORTING DIRAC ROOM CORRECTION TOKYO, JAPAN (September 8, 2020) – The RSP-1576MKII and RAP-1580MKII join the Rotel...
View ArticleTri-Art Audio Series B System Review
Tri-Art B Series Open 5 open-baffle speaker Cage match Budget audio is like a cage match, with manufacturers pitted against each other in a battle to be declared the best value in audio. Two perennial...
View ArticleMerrill Audio announces MASTER Tape Head Preamplifier for Reel to Reel Tape...
BERNARDSVILLE, New Jersey, USA – Merrill Audio is very excited to announce a large upgrade from the previous Tape Head Preamplifier, the newly released MASTER Tape Head Preamp is studio quality...
View ArticleLuxman launches new flagship control amplifier CL-1000
BALLSTON SPA, New York, October 2, 2019 –Luxman’s new flagship control amplifier, theCL-1000 is the spiritual heir to the legendary C-1000, launched in 1975. Yet even as it salutes the past, the new...
View ArticleWells Audio Commander Preamplifier Review
Years after selling them, I still wonder occasionally how could I have divested my pair of Wells Audio Innamorata amplifiers. At the time it seemed necessary, as I was making a purchase of some...
View ArticleMerrill Audio releases PURE Tape Head Preamplifier for Reel to Reel Tape Decks
Merrill Audio is releasing a tape head preamplifier for reel to reel tape decks, dubbed PURE. On July 13, 2019, Xtreme Fidelity in River Vale, NJ will host a demonstration of the Merrill Audio PURE on...
View ArticleAudio Note M10 Signature Preamplifier Review
Audio Note M10 main chassis Audio Note M10 Galahad Power Supply Unit Arrival and Set-up No matter how hard you try, receiving new gear is always problematic, particularly interfacing with the shipper....
View ArticleEsoteric 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...
View ArticleEmia Remote Autoformer Review
What if I told you the best linestage I have ever heard in my system wasn’t the $28,000 tube preamp I loved for so long or the incredible $38,000 transistor unit that I recently had in the house” If...
View ArticleFirst 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?...
View ArticleSpread 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...
View ArticleCOS Engineering D1 DAC + Pre-Amplifier Review
Three Taiwanese connoisseurs of sound decided they need to bring some of their perspectives to the world, so they started COS, which stands for “connoisseur of sound”. Evidently they wish anonymity,...
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