Merrill Audio Christine, Merrill Audio Element 118 | Review
In this review, Rick takes a good look at the Merrill Audio Christine preamplifier and the Merrill Audio Element 118 monoblock amplifiers. Back of the Class? Ever since their [...]
Articles by Richard Mak
Thales Simplicity II Tonearm Review
On March 27th, 1983, the New York Times published an article titled “Sound; Tonearms: Is Linear Better?”. The article read like a technical paper, more sophisticated than [...]
ZYX UNIverse Optimum 1Ω MC Cartridge | Review
Astonishment, personified US $16,995.00. There, I’ve said it, in bold. That’s nearly seventeen thousand dollars for a phono cartridge. I still remember the first [...]
TAVES 2017 Show Report – Part Two: Triangle Art, Angel City Audio, TEO Audio
The second of two reports from the Toronto Audio Video Entertainment Show by Richard Mak Angel City Audio Angel City Audio’s room was one of the best sounding room at TAVES [...]
TAVES 2017 Show Report – Toronto Congress Center
Reports from the Toronto Audio Video Entertainment Show by Richard Mak PART – I The Toronto Audio & Video Entertainment Show (TAVES), which originally began at [...]
Review: Audio Research Reference Phono 3
By Richard Mak Closer to the master tape In the world of high end audio two of the most revered names in the industry are McIntosh and Audio Research. McIntosh, founded in [...]
Review: McIntosh MP1100 Phono Preamplifier, digging into your vinyl grooves
When the McIntosh MP1100 phono preamplifier arrived at my doorstep, I was as excited as when I saw the first McIntosh product at 12 years old. I admit, I am a McIntosh fan [...]
TAVES 2016: Closing thoughts
By Richard H. Mak At 5 pm on Sunday, I stayed behind to help DVL Audio as well as Audio by Mark Jones with packing up their equipment, and it was at that moment I realized [...]
TAVES 2016: Mundorf and the ANKITS
By Richard H. Mak Born out of Audio Note UK as the Audio Note Kit company, ANKIT is a separate entity operating out of Canada by company director Brian Smith. The [...]
TAVES 2016: Tri-cell Enterprises demonstrates Acapella, Accustic Arts, Aesthetix, Thoress
By Richard H. Mak Just like every other year, Tri-cell Enterprises always have the most number of room. This year, I counted 4 but I was told there was 5. The room that [...]
