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AURALiC TAURUS Balanced Output Headphone Amplifier Review
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Daily News and Reviews
Revel Performa3 F208 Loudspeaker
Erik Lichte has posted a review of the Revel Performa3 F208 loudspeakers ($5000/pair) at Stereophile. His conclusions: “Revel’s Performa3 F208 brought me closer to my music in ways I hadn’t thought a $5000 pair of speakers could. It offers uncolored, open, neutral sound, full-range extension, superb imaging and dynamics, and beautiful enclosures. It won’t...
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Primare Reference 60 Series Now Shipping
Elevated in name and capability above decades of award-winning 30 series development, our first 60 series system promises to draw extraordinary detail and dynamics from all your music sources. Experience the full fidelity of high resolution 24bit/192kHz files streamed from the Internet, PCs or NAS through USB, iPad, LAN connections; rich tonality from thousands...
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Music Hall MMF-11.1 Turntable
Michael Fremer has posted a review of the Music Hall MMF-11.1 turntable ($4495) at AnalogPlanet. His conclusions: “If you mostly play rock the MMF 11.1 might not be for you, but if you listen mostly to acoustic music—jazz, folk and classical, it’s definitely worthy of your attention. On the other hand, with the Titan...
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Jadis I-35 Integrated Amplifier
Rafael Todes has posted a review of the Jadis I-35 integrated amplifier at Hi-Fi World. His conclusions: “The Jadis I-35 is a beautiful-looking amplifier that produces a rich, resonant sound. Detail is good for the price and orchestral textures well realized and fulsome. Indeed the Jadis goes about its job with aplomb giving a...
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Constellation Audio Perseus Phono Stage
Alan Sircom has posted a review of the Constellation Audio Perseus phono stage (£27,500) at Hi-Fi+. His conclusions: “Perseus is ultimately musically unflappable, and if it were a book, it would be un-put-downable. Tonally, it’s a perfect match with the other Constellation Audio equipment; not the pinched and pushed forward presentation so common today,...
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Esoteric D-02 Dual Mono DAC
Steven Plaskin has posted a review of the Esoteric D-02 Dual Mono DAC ($23,500) at AudioStream. His conclusions: “The Esoteric D-02 must be included with the finest DACs I have had the opportunity to evaluate over the last 2 years. The D-02’s engineering and build quality takes a back seat to no one. The...
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Oppo HA-1 Headphone Amplifier-DAC
Brian Hunter has posted a review of the Oppo HA-1 headphone amplifier-DAC ($1199) at Computer Audiophile. His conclusions: “From a straightforward up-to-date techs-and-specs position the Oppo is currently unchallenged at its price point. It is a features-driven product with spectacular results. It is so much more than a headphone amplifier in the same fashion...
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Audioengine D3 Portable Headphone Amplifier-DAC
Mark Fleischmann has posted a review of the Audioengine D3 portable headphone amplifier-DAC ($189) at Sound and Vision. His conclusions: “Audioengine’s D3 is the best stick-type USB DAC and headphone amp I’ve heard yet. It sports a nearly nothing form factor and blissful independence from cumbersome USB-driver installation and wall warts. Its five-star performance...
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Astell&Kern AK240 Portable Music Player
Frank Iacone has posted a review of the Astell&Kern portable music player ($2500) at Positive Feedback. His conclusions: “The Roxanne’s and AK240 together produced a system that was musical and easily transportable. Synergy, transparency and musicality are what these two products are about. Both of these stellar products are highly recommended.” You can read...
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NAD D 1050 Headphone Amplifier-DAC
Mark Fleischmann has posted a review of the NAD D 1050 headphone amplifier-DAC ($499) at Sound and Vision. His conclusions: “The NAD D 1050 is a great-looking and dependably fine-sounding product that fits onto your desk without a fuss. It does its job without calling attention to itself and is a reliable guide to...
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Essence HDACC DAC Headphone Amplifier
Mark Fleischmann has posted a review of the Essence HDACC DAC headphone amplifier ($699) at Sound and Vision. His conclusions: “The Essence HDACC is everything a good headphone amp and DAC should be, and then some. The addition of HDMI may be transformative for those looking for a way to get high-res Blu-ray soundtracks...
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Luxman DA-06 DSD DAC
Art Dudley has posted a review of the Luxman DA-06 DSD DAC ($4990) at Stereophile. His conclusions: “ the Luxman DA-06 is a damn fine-sounding D/A converter with virtually all music: insightful, explicit, substantial, colorful, and as consistently analog-like a digital product as I have heard. That it is also attractive, easy to use,...
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Van Damme UP-LCOFC Speaker Cable
Alan Sircom has posted a review of the Van Damme UP-LCOFC loudspeaker cable (£5.82/m) at Hi-Fi+. His conclusions: “In fact, UP-LCOFC represents something of a rapprochement in wire. Van Damme is not generic bell-wire, but neither is it exotica. It’s just good, honest cable. That potentially makes it simultaneously the cheapest and most expensive...
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Magico Ultimate III Horn-Loaded Loudspeaker
Jonathan Valin has posted a review of the Magico Ultimate III Horn-Loaded loudspeakers (~$600,000) at The Absolute Sound. His conclusions: “For the nonce I’m more than comfortable saying that if you’re extremely rich (and extremely crazy) and live in a house with a great listening room of ample size and own exceedingly high-resolution/low-noise electronics,...
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Rotel RA-1570 Integrated Amplifier-DAC
Michael Wong has posted a review of the Rotel RA-1570 integrated amplifier-DAC ($2699) at AudioEnz. His conclusions: “The Rotel has a few ergonomic glitches but no complaints can be made about its performance. This is a music lover’s amplifier, delivering excellent sound quality with all sources. Listening to music through the Rotel becomes a...
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Audiofilia AS-S6 Loudspeaker
Angelo Jasparro has posted a review of the Audiofilia AS-S6 loudspeakers (€6160/pair) at Audio Activity. His conclusions: “In conclusion, we can say that the test was passed with flying colours. The sound of these Italian loudspeakers is a bit focused in the mid range, in order to exploit the great Morel midrange. If you...
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Miyajima 2010 Power Amplifier
Art Dudley has posted a review of the Miyajima 2010 power amplifier ($9995) in his Listening column at Stereophile. His conclusions: “During their time in my system, singly and as a monoblock pair, the Miyajima 2010s were among the most reliable products I’ve used. (Forgive me when I admit that, when powering up a...
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Plinius Koru Phono Stage
Rob Johnson has posted a review of the Plinius Koru phono stage ($3900) at TONEAudio. His conclusions: “The biggest question is whether or not the $3,900 that the Koru will cost you is commensurate with the quality you expect at that price point. It is guaranteed to provide years of reliable playback (so says...
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Stein Music’s Aventurin 6 Moving Coil Phono Cartridge
Wayne Donnelly has posted a review of the Stein Music Adventurin 6 moving-coil phono cartridge ($6500) at Enjoy the Music. His conclusions: “As is evident from the above comments, the Aventurin 6 is a great moving-coil cartridge. In my VPI analog rig, I have yet to find an LP that makes it mistrack. At...
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LFD Audio LE V Integrated Amplifier
Sam Tellig has posted a review of the LFD Audio LE V integrated amplifier ($4495) at Stereophile. His conclusions: “Whether the music is classical or jazz, what I want from a system are each instrument’s tone and aura. I want truth of timbre: the reedy quality of a clarinet, the burnished brass of a...
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