Category: Amplifiers
Beyond Frontiers Tulip Integrated Amplifier
August 18, 2011
The Best of Both Worlds? August 2011 Beyond Frontiers Audio (BFA) is a Serbian-based manufacturer of high-end, hybrid-based audio components founded in 2009. Although BFA is not well known, its head designer, Zdenko [Read More]
Edge Electronics NL10.2 Amplifier and G2 Preamp
May 17, 2011
Edge Electronics NL10.2 Amplifier and G2 Preamp Edge of the Art? May 2011 It was the first day of the 2011 CES and T.H.E. Shows in Las Vegas and Clement Perry and I were [Read More]
The Behold Gentle G-192 Integrated Amp
February 24, 2011
The Behold Gentle G-192 Integrated Amp You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby! February 2010 I remember a time a couple of decades ago when integrated amps were little more than the “red-headed stepchild” of [Read More]
Accuphase E-450 Integrated Stereo Amplifier
February 8, 2011
Accuphase E-450 Integrated Stereo Amplifier Quicksilver Triumph February 2011 Arriving through the Hickory Gate at the Tanglewood Music Center (“TMC”) this past August, I paused to hear the sound of a lone [Read More]
NuForce’s Reference 18 Mono Power Amplifier
October 6, 2010
NuForce’s Reference 18 Mono Power Amplifier And now, what we’ve all been waiting for… October 2010 Disclosure. Again. I work for NuForce. In keeping with my standing as a spoiled insider, my comments about [Read More]
Mactone XX-3000 Preamplifier and MH-300B Amplifier
September 16, 2010
Mactone XX-3000 Preamplifier and MH-300B Amplifier An ambitious effort from Japan September 2010 Shooting for the starsAs most of my audiophile friends know, I have a serious affinity for vacuum tube preamps. Ironically, [Read More]
The Digital Amplifier Company Cherry Plus Amplifier
July 8, 2010
A Cherry Topping Indeed! September 2010 At the ’98 Consumer Electronics Show, on my first trip to Las Vegas (also known as Sin City) is where I heard the world’s first [Read More]
Hephaestus Audio HMA-1000 monoblock amplifiers
July 7, 2010
Who would’ve thought! July 2010 This is an exciting time for audiophiles and music lovers alike. We’ve entered into an entirely different world of high-end audio playback. Mechanical CD players will soon be [Read More]
Audio Valve Conductor Preamplifier
June 30, 2010
Audio Valve Conductor Preamplifier Taking the baton and running the show June 2010 The maestro has entered the building Periodically, I like to get around to some of the area audiophile salons and hang [Read More]
The Valvet A3.5 mono block and Soulshine preamplifier
June 15, 2010
The Valvet A3.5 mono block and Soulshine preamplifier Giant Killers June 2010 Alfred Kainz of Highend Electronics has a knack for finding very good products. I say this because Kainz also serves [Read More]
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