Perreaux Eloquence 150i
Perreaux Eloquence 150i — The Swiss Army Knife INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER · 150W/CH · PERREAUX · REVIEW The Perreaux Eloquence 150i — New Zealand’s answer to “the Swiss Army Knife of integrated amplifiers”. It doesn’t spin CDs and it has no built-in tuner. But everything else is included, and at a very reasonable price. What’s Inside […]
SVS Ultra
SVS Ultra Tower — A Review FLOORSTANDING SPEAKER · SVS · HOME CINEMA / STEREO · REVIEW SVS built its name on great subwoofers — bargains that performed way above their price range. So when they moved into full-range speakers, expectations were mixed. Is the Ultra a home cinema speaker? Yes — a bloody good […]
Tannoy Definition D900
Tannoy Definition D900 — A Review FLOORSTANDING SPEAKER · DUAL CONCENTRIC · TANNOY · REVIEW Where do you begin with a D900? Visually. Because it is an imposing speaker — comfortably imposing, the kind you want to walk toward, touch, feel under your hands. It is substantial, with a real-wood look to it. This pair […]
Perreaux Prism 350
Perreaux Prism 350 Power Amplifier POWER AMPLIFIER · 350W/CH · PERREAUX · REVIEW Once in a while something comes along, unassuming and unexpected, and makes you sit up and take notice. The Prism 350 arrived and was promptly removed from its box for investigation. The packaging was excellent — made to withstand a long journey. […]
Mark Levinson Reference 32
Mark Levinson № 32 Reference Preamplifier REFERENCE PREAMPLIFIER · DUAL CHASSIS · MARK LEVINSON · REVIEW The № 32 Preamplifier is a revolutionary Mark Levinson component — the first preamplifier ever to earn the Reference designation. It is a dual-chassis design: everything that generates noise lives in one box (the Reference Controller), while all audio-preamplifier […]
Manley Reference 600 SE
Manley Reference 600 SE Monoblocks MONOBLOCK POWER AMPLIFIER · VALVE · 600W · REVIEW History The Manley Ichiban and 500-watt — later 600-watt — monoblocks were built at the old VTL factory before the Manley-VTL split of 1993. At that time they were Manley’s flagship models in the Designer’s Reference Series. Both were 12-output tube […]
Jeff Rowland Daemon Integrated
Jeff Rowland Daemon Super Integrated Amplifier INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER · 1500W/CH · JEFF ROWLAND · REVIEW Jeff Rowland Design Group launched the 1500 WPC Daemon Super Integrated Amplifier at Munich High End 2015. Named after the ancient Greek word for “creative genius”, the Daemon represents a technological leap forward — Jeff Rowland’s fifth generation of integrated […]
Audio Research Reference 6
Audio Research Reference 6 Preamplifier PREAMPLIFIER · VALVE · 6 × 6H30 TUBES · REVIEW Almost since its inception, Audio Research has produced some of the finest components for music reproduction — and nowhere is this more true than with preamplifiers. In 1973, the SP3 was hailed as the best preamplifier available. That tradition has […]