Pass Labs INT-250 Integrated Amplifier | Review
In the quirky (to put it kindly) universe of high-end audio, the epithet “Lifestyle Product” is a bit of a put-down — even for an amplifier as imposing as [...]
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Sparkler Audio Spiral, Ether | Review
A Box of Sparklers My introduction to the wares of Sparkler Audio (website) was through the 2017 and 2018 Capital Audiofest shows. There, I’d made note of Sparker’s [...]
Ayre 8 Series | High End 2019
Ayre (website) was one of the earliest to market with a good USB DAC. That’s how I remember seeing and interacting with them. The QB-9 did one thing (USB) and did that [...]
Rogers High Fidelity KWM-88 “CORONA” | AXPONA 2019
Something new from Rogers High Fidelity — a bit of old-world/new world. On the one hand, you have a completely hand-wired amp with a massive toroidal power supply [...]
Peachtree Audio Nova300 Review | The Millennial Audiophile
Another amplifier is aiming right at the balls of the established order of high-end consumer electronics. Out of the gate that last statement might seem a little crass, but [...]
Emotiva TA-100 Review | The Millennial Audiophile
Emotiva's TA-100 aims to dominate the entry-level integrated category by offering a little more of everything [...]
NAD 316BEE V2 Review | The Millennial Audiophile
The rightful king of the audiophile entry-level integrated amplifiers adds a jewel to its crown I’ve owned three of the NAD 316BEE integrated amplifiers (website here). [...]
Review: PS Audio Sprout 100 DAC/Integrated Amplifier
“Dad, why does he always get to do things before I did?” That was my daughter voicing mild complaint over the prospect of her younger brother receiving a Sprout. A [...]
Munich High-End 2018: NAD completes makeover of classic integrated amplifiers with C316BEE V2
Legendary NAD amplifiers now updated Feature variety of performance features from phono inputs on all models, to integration of BluOs and Chromecast on select models. [...]
Metaxas Ikarus integrated amplifier review
This is an article that first appeared in our new online PDF, downloadable magazine The Occasional last fall in it’s inaugural edition. We’ll be rolling out [...]
