Monitor Audio Airstream A100 Integrated Amplifier-DAC – Review
December 25, 2014 Comments Off on Monitor Audio Airstream A100 Integrated Amplifier-DAC – Review
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“Some audio products blow you away with detail; others lull you into a relaxing stupor with a smooth, sultry sound. Monitor Audio’s little Airstream A100 struck a fine balance, confidently striding precisely between these two camps. I was smitten by its sound — at once rich yet detailed, smooth but with a hint of sparkle, and surprisingly neutral”
CES 2015 Upcoming LAMM 1 Million Dollar System
December 24, 2014 Comments Off on CES 2015 Upcoming LAMM 1 Million Dollar System
TSAKIRIDIS DEVICES AEOLOS SUPER PLUS INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW
December 24, 2014 Comments Off on TSAKIRIDIS DEVICES AEOLOS SUPER PLUS INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW
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“We found the amplifier’s happy place was in a system comprising the excellent B.M.C. Audio BDCD1.1 and DAC1pre (in DAC mode) driving the Triangle Antal Anniversary also reviewed in this issue. Cables in this case were from the Chord Sarum TA range”
Wadia’s new digital gear – di122 decoder, a315 and a340 amps Review
December 24, 2014 Comments Off on Wadia’s new digital gear – di122 decoder, a315 and a340 amps Review
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“The di122 two-channel digital audio decoder has all the goodies you need on board – two coaxial and two optical inputs that accept up to 24-bit/192kHz signals, and a USB input accepting up to 32-bit signals and supporting DSD64, DSD128, DXD 352.8kHz and DXD 384kHz formats.”
Pass Laboratories Xs 300 Amplifiers $85,000 per pair – Review
December 22, 2014 Comments Off on Pass Laboratories Xs 300 Amplifiers $85,000 per pair – Review
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“High performance and exotic materials have been utilized like gain stages with ceramic circuit boards and gold plating, motherboards made of immersion gold and Panasonic Megtron for low transmission loss, Plitron transformers for the very lowest hum specifications, matched Toshiba Jfet inputs and Mosfet outputs, and ginormous storage capacitance and regulation”
ATOLL IN200 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER – REVIEW
December 21, 2014 Comments Off on ATOLL IN200 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER – REVIEW
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” Putting on ‘The Expert’ by Yello [Touch, Universal] results in a lovely low end grumble in the bass and a massive soundstage, with as much width as the room can contain, and genuine rhythmic precision. As an industry, we owe that band big time; for example, few musicians have made so many recordings that can turn a modest system into a giant slayer in quite the same way as ‘The Race’.
Pass Labs Xs-150 Amplifier Review
December 18, 2014 Comments Off on Pass Labs Xs-150 Amplifier Review
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” The Xs-150 tandem has no real sonic flaws, or any ergonomic negatives as well. Besides its astronomical price, the biggest negative is the heat. ”
Devialet 400 Mono Integrated Amplifier-DACs Reviews
December 17, 2014 Comments Off on Devialet 400 Mono Integrated Amplifier-DACs Reviews
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” There’s a chance that the Devialet 400s aren’t for you. Do you roll tubes in your electronics, looking for that sublimely sweet sound? Do you enjoy swapping preamps in and out of your system, searching for that perfect pairing? Are cable shoot-outs your thing? No Devialet product is compatible with such pursuits, which for some audiophiles are essential parts of the hobby.”
Dynaudio Arbiter power amplifiers $240,000
December 16, 2014 Comments Off on Dynaudio Arbiter power amplifiers $240,000
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Pass Labs XA60.8 Mono-block Amplifier Review
December 16, 2014 Comments Off on Pass Labs XA60.8 Mono-block Amplifier Review
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” The XA60.8s were the quietest high-power amplifiers I have ever had in my system. The already very low noise floor of the XA60.5s was surpassed by the utter lack of background noise by the XA60.8s. What this meant musically was that the smallest micro-details were more easily heard and any ambient cues that revealed where the music was recorded were more apparent. ”











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