Author: Clement Perry
Entreq Audio Konstantin Revelation Cables and Olympus Ten T Ground Boxes by Dave Thomas
April 26, 2024
Some audio designers adopt a mindset about what their products are designed to do, and that mindset permeates their designs throughout their careers. Having had some Entreq cables in my system through most [Read More]
Vanguard Caldera 10″ Power Active Compact Subwoofer by Greg Voth
April 2, 2024
My early years as an illustrator found me in modest accommodations, perfect for smaller speakers, like Spica TC-50s and 60s. In those small NYC apartments, I learned to prize musicality over bombastic leanings. When [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]
DR Acoustics Antigone 3.0 Power Management System/Virtual Ground System by Mike Wright
March 15, 2024
Power conditioners have become a nearly necessary, highly misunderstood piece of audio gear. Most audiophiles feel they have good electricity coming to their rooms and don’t need an AC conditioner. Those are the [Read More]
Inakustik Power Station AC-4500 AC conditioner by Clement Perry
February 29, 2024
I should have never accepted the offer to hear the Inakustik Power Station AC-4500 conditioner. Serendipity struck when World Wide Wholesales owner Robert Neill offered me a review sample after discussing other high-end audio products [Read More]
Stereo Times’ Most Wanted 2023
January 18, 2024
Aric Audio Super 6SN7 Linestage ($3,995/reviewed here): Being Aric Kimball and Aric Audio in high-end audio is akin to being David in a world filled with Goliaths. Aric Audio’s Super 6SN7 [Read More]
QSA Lanedri Infinity series Ultimatum Speaker Cables
September 19, 2023
Music playback has been special around these parts since I took a leap of faith and auditioned a mere fuse. The QSA’s exquisite sounding series of fuses has been perhaps the most impactful and [Read More]
Audio Note Meishu Phono 300B Tonmeister SE Integrated by Clement Perry
June 7, 2021
My first-time encounter with Audio Note of UK electronics happened fortuitously at my very first Hi-Fi show. If my memory serves me correctly, this was in the early ’90s, during hi-fi’s golden years – [Read More]
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