Auris Audio Fortissimo Integrated Amplifier Review
Auris Audio (website) is a somewhat new addition to the rich high-end audio tradition of the central European country of Serbia. If that strikes you as odd, let me assure [...]
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RMAF 2018: McIntosh Labs, Sonus Faber and a Gorgeous Sea of Binghamton Blue
Can I talk about McIntosh Labs without mentioning the beautiful blue meters? Can anyone? Should I even bother? As I wandered down the corridors at the 2018 Rocky Mountain [...]
McIntosh MC312 Power Amplifier | New Release
A new great-big amplifier is coming your way from downstate New York. The new McIntosh MC312 is a moderately priced solid-state stereo amplifier with improved performance and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]