McGary Audio SA-1 Stereo Amplifier Review
One of the fun aspects of reviewing gear from small start-up companies is getting to know the owner/proprietor, who is also usually the designer and builder of the piece of [...]
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Luxman L-550AXII Integrated Amplifier Review
By Steve Folberg Memory Lane Long before the Luxman L-550AXII ever graced my door, there was a stereo system. I bought my first real system just out of graduate school in [...]
First Watt SIT-3 Amplifier Review
Skunkworks Legend To those who follow aviation history, Clarence “Kelly” Johnson is something of a legend. In case you are unfamiliar with the name, Johnson was a chief [...]
McIntosh Announces MC462 Quad Balanced Power Amplifier
McIntosh Labs MC452 gets a major upgrade — say hello to the MC462. Bigger, badder, bolder — 450 watt stereo amplifier. From the press release from McIntosh Labs: [...]
Munich High-End 2018: Merrill Audio
From Merrill Audio Merrill Audio Announces Element Flagship Most Advanced Power Amplifiers For Immediate Release: 7th May 2018 Merrill Audio Advanced Technology Labs, LLC [...]
Review: Kondo Overture II integrated amplifier and GE-1 Phono Amplifier
This is an article that first appeared in our new online PDF, downloadable magazine The Occasional this February in our Winter 2018 edition. We’ll be rolling out articles [...]
Vancouver Audio Festival 2018: Wrapping up with Igor Kivritsky
The 2018 Vancouver Audio Festival (VAF) had a charm about it that most shows lack, and that’s not because AXPONA, or RMAF don’t have style or class, or great [...]
AXPONA 2018: Triangle Arts stays golden with Eggleston Works
Every time I see one of the big gold Reference-level ‘tables by Triangle Art the theme song from the Sean Connery film Goldfinger starts playing in my head. It’s [...]
AXPONA 2018: In-depth with Zesto Audio
Music is a thread that seems to run through the lives of audiophiles. I say “seems to” because often in my conversations with those who profess to be said [...]
AXPONA 2018: Vinnie Rossi has $15,000 Statement mono blocks, and pre-amplifier in prototype stages
Vinnie Rossi, the man behind the critically-acclaimed, and popular LIO system has been working tirelessly the last several months on research & development, design, and [...]