Author: Lewis Lanese
TW Acustic Raven One Turntable w/Raven AC Controller
November 18, 2011
TW Acustic Raven One Turntable w/Raven AC Controller Pre-owned and I’m Loving it! November, 2011 Big and Beautiful vs. Curved and SexyI’ve had my share of great sounding turntables over the past 35 [Read More]
King Model 3000– Full Range Electrostatic Loudspeakers
August 8, 2007
King Model 3000– Full Range Electrostatic Loudspeakers …Everything That is Great about Electrostatics! August 2007 The hi-end speaker discovery of the year. My love affair with “full range” electrostatic loudspeakers began with [Read More]
Marantz SC-7S1 Preamplifier & MA-9S1 Mono Amplifier
January 2, 2007
Marantz SC-7S1 Preamplifier & MA-9S1 Mono Amplifier A Return To The Days Of The Marantz Models 7 & 9? – NOT QUITE! January 2007 Back in the days when I was a young [Read More]
MARANTZ SA-11S1 SUPER AUDIO CD PLAYER
December 20, 2005
MARANTZ SA-11S1 SUPER AUDIO CD PLAYER December 2005 UNDERNEATH THAT BEAUTIFUL EXTERIOR…If you were choosing a new SACD player on looks alone, the Marantz SA-11S1 might very well be your choice. When the Japanese [Read More]
ACOUSTIC ZEN CABLES
July 21, 2004
ACOUSTIC ZEN CABLES Silver Crystal Reference Lewis Lanese July 2004 Evaluating interconnects, speaker cables and the like is surely one of the most difficult tasks a reviewer has to face. Many years ago, when I was [Read More]
TEAC Esoteric P-70 CD Transport and D-70 D/A Converter
June 17, 2004
TEAC Esoteric P-70 CD Transport and D-70 D/A Converter Perfect Sound Forever Lewis Lanese June 2004 “Perfect sound forever,” or so the claim went twenty-four years ago when CD broke upon the [Read More]
VAIC Reference 52B Monoblocks
May 18, 2001
VAIC Reference 52B Monoblocks Parallel Single-Ended Class A amplifier:Is This Another Anemic SE Amp? Lewis Lanese 18 May 2001 Specifications Parallel Single Ended Class ATubes: 2x520B, 1xAV8B, 1x6SNG7T,1x5U4Output Impedance: 2-8 OhmsInput Impedance: 55 kHzS/N Ratio: [Read More]
The PIEGA P10 (Reference) Loudspeaker
December 30, 1999
The PIEGA P10 (Reference) Loudspeaker Ribbons and dynamic drivers: the best of both worlds in one speaker system? Lew Lanese 30 December 1999 Specifications Type: 3 Way Floor StandingBass: 2 × 8 5/8″ Vifa LDB-WoofersMidrange: [Read More]
Sony SCD-1: First Impressions
November 9, 1999
Sony SCD-1: First Impressions Lewis Lanese 9 November 1999 Following are a few comments about Sony’s Super Audio CD/CD Player that I would like to add to Perry’s review. I had the fortunate opportunity to [Read More]
The Piega P5 Loudspeaker
May 10, 1999
The Piega P5 Loudspeaker Lewis Lanese 10 May 1999 Specifications Type: 3 Way Ported Floor StandingBass/Midrange: 2 × 7″ Vifa Proprietary LDB-WoofersHigh Frequency Driver: LDR II Ribbon TweeterFrequency Range: 30 Hz-50,000 Hz +/- 2dBImpedance: [Read More]
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