Preamplifier

Preamplifier


  • Lenco Debuts The L-3810 Direct Drive Turntable

    Featuring an Audio Technica 3600 cartridge, a USB output for vinyl recording, a switchable built-in phono preamplifier, and a pitch control.

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  • Best Audio Systems For $30,000: World-Class Sound From Kii, Melco, EAR, Cardas, Pro-Ject

    From studio sessions with the Stones to running Torontoโ€™s Executive Stereo, Ed Stoneโ€™s journey reveals how deep musical knowledge and audio passion shape everything from gear choices to helping customers discover better sound.

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  • How to Correctly Integrate Subwoofers Into a Stereo System, Part 1

    Kevin Fielding lays out three subwoofer connection methods in a two-channel setup, showing how precision in crossover settings and time alignment can dramatically enhance bass integration and system coherence.

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  • Review: Cyrus Stream-XR Streaming DAC

    Cyrus Audioโ€™s Stream-XR streamer impresses with its clean, engaging sound and smart BluOS integrationโ€”especially when paired with Neil Young Archives, offering detailed playback that rivals higher-end gear in a fiercely competitive market.

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  • Audio Research’s Val and Sheree Cora Tell All, Part 2

    In the final part of his interview, new Audio Research owner Val Cora outlines bold plans for reviving the iconic brandโ€”promising U.S.-made innovation, design freedom, and a renewed push for excellence, including a special update to the i50.

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  • C-10X flagship Preamplifier debuts from Luxman America

    This new flagship was developed for the 100th anniversary of LUXMAN in 2025.

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  • Eon Art launches the Squark SE Integrated amplifier

    The Squark SE integrated amplifier is the special edition version of Eon Artโ€™s Squark model, bringing its performance closer to that of its bigger, more expensive siblings, the Boson and Quark integrated amplifiers. Its architecture is based on a stereo hybrid circuit combining a tube preamplifier stage and tube power supply, with a solid state…

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  • Introducing the Octave Audio MRE 220 SE mono power amplifiers

    Northbrook, IL โ€“ December 19, 2023: Dynaudio North America, Inc., importer and distributor of Octave Audio of Karlsbad, Germany, proudly introduces the MRE 220 SE mono power amplifiers, the fourth generation of Andreas Hofmannโ€™s reference-grade MRE amplifier series first introduced in 1994. Crafted by passionate music lovers who wish to bring the beauty and finesse…

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  • Dynaudio North America introduces the Octave Audio Jubilee Mono Ultimate power amplifiers

    Dynaudio North America, Inc., importer and distributor of Octave Audio of Karlsbad, Germany, proudly introduces the new crown jewel of the Octave product lineup: the Jubilee Mono Ultimate mono power amplifiers. From its inception in 1998, Andreas Hofmannโ€™s Octave Audio Jubilee Series set out to define what was possible in state-of-the-art tube electronics. Combining a…

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  • Lyra Launches the Erodion EVO Step-Up Transformer

    Known for its high performance cartridges, Lyra has just released the Erodion EVO step-up transformer. The Erodion EVO is a terrific fit with any low-impedance cartridge of 2 to 10 ohms but was designed especially for Lyra cartridges. According to Lyra, the passive (it uses no electrical power) Erodion EVO has wider bandwidth and dynamic…

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  • T+A DAC 200 Review

    T+Aโ€™s DAC 200 takes the spotlight in HIFI AND MUSIC SOURCEโ€™s summer review, praised for its exquisite build, versatile input suite, and superb sonic clarityโ€”easily outperforming streamers and anchoring high-end systems with grace and precision.

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  • The Tube Illusion ?

    Skeptical of audioโ€™s placebo effect, Jonson Lee tested AGD Productionsโ€™ class-D Audion ampsโ€”disguised as glowing tubesโ€”and found their stunning design inseparable from their sonic magic, both subtly shaping the listening experience.

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  • TAF2023: Goldmund, Entreq, Crystal Cable, Kalista, Thiele, Karan Acoustics, Tidal Audio, Critical Mass Systems, Fono Acustica

    Prices listed in CA$. There are few exhibits at an audio show that immediately elicit a sense of prestigious luxury. Wynn Audio, which has Swarovski-style jewelry cases displaying some of theย  highest quality audio products, had definitely one of those exhibits. The company had two systems on active demo this year. Wynn of Wynn Audio…

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  • TAF2023: PMC, Accuphase, PS Audio, Kimber Kable

    Prices listed in CA$. Importer Motet Distribution had a few exhibits at the show this year. One of them was showcasing two systems, situated side-by-side but separated by a large divider. After greeting representatives from PS Audio, Kimber Kable, Kennedy HiFi, and PMC, I settled in to have a listen to the first system. It…

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  • TAF2023: Clarisys Audio, CH Precision, Linn, Audioquest

    Prices listed in US$ except where otherwise noted. I heard more fantastic sound in the Audio by Mark Jones room, which displayed a pair of Apogee speaker-inspired planar-type Clarisys Audio Studio Plus speakers ($66,000/pair) allied to a stack of twin-chassis products that included a CH Precision 300Wpc M10 stereo power amplifier ($104,000), an L10 preamplifier…

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