ATI AT527NC and AT524NC Amplifiers $3,695 Review
April 2, 2017 Comments Off on ATI AT527NC and AT524NC Amplifiers $3,695 Review
“The same could be said of the amp’s performance on the title track from Janis Ian’s Grammy-nominated Breaking Silence. The FLAC file has a very analog vibe to it, even though it was sourced from a CD. I love using it to test dynamics and imaging. The song opens with a quiet solo-voice section that draws you in before the close-miked percussion and acoustic guitar enter. With highquality equipment, you can actually hear the fingers moving over the guitar strings, and that’s exactly what you get with the ATI: unabashed transparency. The amp doesn’t color the sound in any perceptible way, which is how I like it and how it should be.
Gryphon Audio Designs Antileon Evo Stereo Amplifier Review
March 27, 2017 Comments Off on Gryphon Audio Designs Antileon Evo Stereo Amplifier Review
” It’s not quite as quiet as either of the earlier amps, though so close that in listening it made no difference. After all, we don’t listen with an ear pressed against a tweeter, which was the only time I could hear any noise from the Evo. Although I’m now relying only on my memories of the sounds of those older amps, I can say that the Evo’s soundstaging was just a touch bigger than the Colosseum’s, and virtually matched the Mephisto’s. I also think the Evo sounded more, um, analog than the Mephisto or Colosseum. By which I mean not that its sound was “slower” or less resolving, but that it was so cohesive — entirely of a piece — and easygoing. Though the Antileon Evo has impressive resolving capabilities and admirable speed and agility, those traits didn’t stand out and call attention to themselves; instead, I simply appreciated how natural the Evo sounded with any music I threw at it.”
2017 Editors’ Choice: Power Amplifiers $1,000 – $3,000
March 27, 2017 Comments Off on 2017 Editors’ Choice: Power Amplifiers $1,000 – $3,000
“This 140-watt-per-channel amplifier—the latest refinement of Quad’s innovative, patented, award-winning “current dumping” technology—is, in PS’ opinion, the finest amplifier the company has ever made by a good margin, and unquestionably the most uncompromised implementation of Walker’s current-dumping circuit.”
GamuT Di150 LE integrated amplifier Review
March 26, 2017 Comments Off on GamuT Di150 LE integrated amplifier Review
“Its price of $12,990 pits the GamuT Di150 LE against some serious integrated amplifiers, including the Mark Levinson No.585 ($12,000), the Ayre Acoustics AX-5 Twenty ($12,950), and the Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista 800 ($12,999)—all of which are listed in Class A of Stereophile’s “Recommended Components.” I’ve never heard in my system another amplifier, tubed or solid-state, that provided such enormous images or such speed, dynamics, and pure force. Emanating from “black” backgrounds of noiseless space, notes flew from the Di150 LE with purpose and punch, whether from LP or CD.”
TRAFOMATIC AUDIO ELYSIUM POWER AMPLIFIER REVIEW
March 24, 2017 Comments Off on TRAFOMATIC AUDIO ELYSIUM POWER AMPLIFIER REVIEW
“It was hard to escape the sheer impact of balanced harmonic richness even from the first notes strike. There was something utterly different in the way that Elysium managed to portray the notes. With complexity and in absence of unwanted sonic artifacts cluttering.”
GamuT Audio D-200i Stereo Power Amplifier $13,990 Review
March 21, 2017 Comments Off on GamuT Audio D-200i Stereo Power Amplifier $13,990 Review
” As I mentioned previously, there are different classes of amplifiers by design but I’m referring here to the different classes in terms of performance. The GamuT D-200i is a high-performance piece of kit that belongs in the upper echelon of high-end gear [and so good, I purchased the review unit]. It’s fair to say that the D-200i shares the GamuT house sound which is characterized by an open, airy sound with very good detail. It’s well balanced from the treble to the bass. It has an uncanny tube-like ability to present an almost holographic sound stage without edge or glare.
BRYSTON BP26 PREAMPLIFIER AND 7B3 POWER AMPLIFIER – REVIEW
March 18, 2017 Comments Off on BRYSTON BP26 PREAMPLIFIER AND 7B3 POWER AMPLIFIER – REVIEW
“Switching between the Brystons and the Hegel P30 ($7500) preamp and H30 stereo power amp ($15,000, Issue 223) as respective combos pretty much mirrored what each component brought to bear individually. The Brystons sounded more rhythmically nimble and imparted a shade more upper-frequency openness. The Hegels sounded more continuous and a bit more revealing, and they rendered depth better, too—both of individual images and of the larger soundscape. The pairing of the Bryston BP26 preamp with the Hegel H30 power amp actually sounded quite good. The quick, pristine quality of the BP26 complemented the more tube-like liquidity and sonic sophistication of the H30”
McIntosh Labs • MC75 Mono Amplifiers $7500 per pair Review
March 17, 2017 Comments Off on McIntosh Labs • MC75 Mono Amplifiers $7500 per pair Review
“I began my listening with the MC75s connected to a pair of Altec Valencias that are on long-term loan from a local audio buddy. As expected, the very efficient Valencias proved to be no challenge for the MC75s, and they appreciated the extra power on tap. There was a definite break-in period for the amps of at least 100 hours. At first listen, the treble was attenuated, closed in and hooded. Changes to interconnects and speaker cables didn’t change the sound much, so I just let the amps settle in for the first couple of weeks. After break-in, I did swap the supplied power cords for a pair of Shunyata Zi-Tron Sigmas, and there was slightly improved lower treble, so I left them in the system for the rest of the listening period. Once broken in, the MC75s usually needed between 15 and 30 minutes of warm-up time to sound their best, so consider that if you are in a store for an audition.”
Peachtree Audio nova300 Amplifier Review
March 12, 2017 Comments Off on Peachtree Audio nova300 Amplifier Review
” The nova300’s way with music also makes for a more forgiving all-arounder as compared to the Lumin. Funkadelic’s Free Your Ass And Your Mind Will Follow is not the greatest sounding recording (streaming from Tidal) but it completely kicks major ass through my own rig and the nova300 delivers its own robust goodness. The Lumin, less so, because it accentuates the mid-upper and upper frequencies by making them stand a bit apart from the rest. Getting even pickier on the Lumin, I’d say it has a slightly metallic sound up top as compared to the honeyed smoothness of the nova300.”
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AURIS AUDIO FORTE 150 MONO POWER AMPLIFIERS REVIEW
March 11, 2017 Comments Off on AURIS AUDIO FORTE 150 MONO POWER AMPLIFIERS REVIEW
” At the end of the day, there is only one valid question; what do you want and expect from your system/power amplifiers? If energetic, transparent sound, that daringly lurks on the solid state side of affairs for the speed and power, but keeps the harmonic, non over overblown richness of the tube world as raison d’être, then Auris Audio Forte 150 tube monoblocks might light your sensory green lights.”
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