Category: Amplifiers

Budget-Amp Mini Trilogy

April 1, 2004

Budget-Amp Mini Trilogy Tubes vs. Solid-State With a Side Dish of Digital! Frank Alles                                                                                April 2004   Prepare yourselves for an epic battle, performed by adept challengers from different disciplines. In one corner we have [Read More]

The Flying Mole DAD-M100 pro HT monoblock amplifiers

February 18, 2004

The Flying Mole DAD-M100 pro HT monoblock amplifiers The Miraculous Miniature Digital Amplifier February  2004   Looks as if 2004’s going to be The Year of the Digital Amplifier. The last time I counted there were nearly [Read More]

Xindak Audio XA3200S Preamplifier

February 5, 2004

Xindak Audio XA3200S Preamplifier                             The Chinese Connection Dave Thomas                                                                      February 2004             From China With Love … and Lower Prices! During the course of your life you’ve probably dated somebody who at first glance seemed like [Read More]

Pass Labs X2.5 Preamplifier

November 8, 2003

Pass Labs X2.5 Preamplifier   Joe Lamano November 2003 Specifications Gain: Selectable 4 dB or 14 dB balanced output, selectable 4 dB or 14 dB single-ended output Frequency Response: -3 dB @ 2 Hz, -3dB @ 100kHzDistortion: [Read More]

darTZeel NHB-108 model one stereo amp

November 2, 2003

“Tweakers Paradise” darTZeel NHB-108 model one stereo amp November 2003 Marshall Nack Specifications: Type: Solid-state stereo amplifierOutput power: 100 watts RMS @ 8 ohms, 160 watts RMS @ 4 ohmsGain: 26 dB @ 8 ohmsInput [Read More]

Summary of Reviewing the Audio Note DAC 5 Special

October 20, 2003

Summary of Reviewing the Audio Note DAC 5 Special (a.k.a. Super DAC)  Constantine Soo October 20,2003               The Audio Note DAC 5 Special is beyond reach for most of [Read More]

YBA’s Passion 1000 Mono Amplifiers

October 8, 2003

“Tweakers Paradise” YBA‘s Passion 1000 Mono Amplifiers October 2003 Marshall Nack Specifications: Solid-state mono-block power amplifier Output power at 1kHz: 240Wpc into 8 ohms 380Wpc into 4 ohms Input impedance: 47k ohms Sensitivity: 1.2v for 240W [Read More]

The Bel Canto eVo2 Mono’s – revised

October 7, 2003

The Bel Canto eVo2 Mono’s – revised  Part 2             Bill Wells Even Better than before!                                              October 7, 2003 This article is intended as a follow-up to Clement Perry’s earlier review of the wonderful Bel Canto eVo2 [Read More]

The Tact Audio 2150 Amplifier

October 1, 2003

            The Road to Audio Nirvana Has Been Rerouted!     October 9, 2003         Of all the audiophile components available today, I’ve never seen a product that’s so loathed and [Read More]

Audio Note DAC 5 Special: Technical Background

September 2, 2003

Audio Note DAC 5 Special: Technical Background A Review Preview Constantine Soo 2 September 2003 Specifications DAC: Selected Analog Device 1865N 18-bit, 44.1/48/96KHz compatibleReceiver Chip: Crystal CS8414CSSampling Technique: Audio Note™ proprietary 1xoversampling™ direct from disc™Digital [Read More]

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