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V12 Integrated Amplifier $9795 Review

April 29, 2015 Comments Off on V12 Integrated Amplifier $9795 Review

” The V12 does a truly special job with voices, particularly female voices. There is a focus to vocals, with a secure wholeness that is superb. The envelope of air around vocals is very convincing, bringing to mind the real thing. I noted an absence of stray phase distortion that yields ambiance where ambiance does not exist.”

PURE AUDIO REFERENCE AND CONTROL REVIEW

April 29, 2015 Comments Off on PURE AUDIO REFERENCE AND CONTROL REVIEW

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” I still fondly remember my time with my Plinius gear — and this gear from Pure Audio has clear roots in that history. And then it takes a giant step forward. The Control Preamplifier is one of the best I’ve heard — its only drawback, functionally, is that’s it’s single-ended only. The Reference monoblocks are killer and while they’re not as massive as the Plinius SA-Reference they seem to recall, that’s a fantastic thing and not a drawback.”

Parasound 275 v.2 Stereo Amplifier Reviewed

April 28, 2015 Comments Off on Parasound 275 v.2 Stereo Amplifier Reviewed

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” The Parasound surprised and impressed me, in a good way. When I went to remove the relatively small amplifier from its box, the 275 v.2’s weight and solidity caught me by surprise, due to its incongruity with its size.”

Thöress 300B monoblock power amplifier Review

April 28, 2015 Comments Off on Thöress 300B monoblock power amplifier Review

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” The first thing that impressed me about the sound of the Thöress 300B was its exceptionally good sense of touch—a characteristic I noted with virtually every record I tried, not just those that have a lot of plucking and banging going on”

Lamm Industries M1.2 Reference Mono Amplifiers $27,190 per pair Review

April 27, 2015 Comments Off on Lamm Industries M1.2 Reference Mono Amplifiers $27,190 per pair Review

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“The experience we have listening to music at that “intuitive level” is rooted in primitive limbic functions of awareness — deep in our lizard brain. McGill University scientists observed that consonance and dissonance will light up the limbic systems responsible for pleasurable and negative emotions appropriately. ”

S.A. Lab Blue Sapphire Integrated

April 26, 2015 Comments Off on S.A. Lab Blue Sapphire Integrated

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“Blue Sapphire’s heart and most important part is unique output transformer produced by Mr. Syomin’s hands by using high quality iron from South Korea and especially for this project. Each channel transformer’s weight is 12 kg (24 kg in total). Designer has decided to utilize the newest Russian tetrode KT-150 (Saratov) as output tubes solely after finishing the work on output transformers.”

Luxman M-900u Stereo/Mono Amplifier Review

April 26, 2015 Comments Off on Luxman M-900u Stereo/Mono Amplifier Review

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“I learned that the M-900u uses v.4.0 of Luxman’s Only Distortion Negative Feedback (ODNF) circuitry, which they say reduces high-frequency distortion. Luxman says that the amp’s circuit boards are creamy white because they don’t use a green solder mask, which the engineers feel mucks up the sound.

Arcam • FMJ A19 Integrated Amplifier Review

April 25, 2015 Comments Off on Arcam • FMJ A19 Integrated Amplifier Review

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“Talking of ancillaries, Arcam also supplied their compact $699 irDAC along with the A19, just to underline the amplifier’s thoroughly modern outlook. Based on a Burr-Brown PCM1796 DAC chip and powered from a 12.0V wall-wart supply, the unit’s simple yet stylish exterior conceals a surprisingly sophisticated circuit, with no fewer than eight independently regulated internal power supplies and remarkably low jitter. It offers two S/PDIF inputs on RCA, two optical inputs, an asynchronous USB and a direct iPod connection (also via USB) that takes digital directly from the portable source, all switchable on the unit itself or from a remote control that’s similar to the A19’s, but will also drive the transport and track-select functions on a range of PC/Mac devices and more recent iDevices”

Parasound Halo Integrated Amplifier and DAC Preview

April 24, 2015 Comments Off on Parasound Halo Integrated Amplifier and DAC Preview

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” What Parasound is offering on the digital front is very impressive and shows that Parasound is serious about making the Halo Integrated a force to be reckoned with when it comes to high resolution digital audio. ”