It is simple, relatively inexpensive, and easy to find space for. If you also have a really good digital converter, built-in or separate, just brush the dust off the CD collection. For the Pro-Ject CD Box RS2 T, most likely sounds much better than your old CD player. That is, CD Box RS2 T is …
If you asked me which integrated amplifier is the best, it would be a difficult question to answer indeed. But the Naim Uniti Atom is certainly high on the list at its price range. At least if would like streaming and and a small footprint to go with it – it really is unique. Good …
French Devialet makes amplifiers and speakers like no other. Particularly special are probably the Phantom wireless high-end speakers, which in addition to brutal power from extremely little cabinet also has deeper bass than was thought possible! This is due to a lot of amplifier power and very large woofers (2 x 7 inches) in relation …
With the Evo 150, English Cambridge Audio will take everything in one to a new level. The look is wonderfully modernist, with a large graphics screen. The box comes with two pairs of magnetic side panels. One wave pattern black in recycled richlite, and one in walnut. The latter draws inspiration from Cambridge Audio’s very …
They say that it is actually a Bluetooth speaker with a built-in radio, and Pinell is right about that. But it is also possible to call it a travel radio. Of the handy kind. Because with a battery life of 15 hours, Pinell North can easily be part of the journey. Whether it’s just out …
It’s tempting to call Michi a new, high-end sub-brand of Japanese Rotel, although the name first appeared in some high-end products in 1991. In 2019, the Michi name was revived, with the amplifier set P5 and M8, and also stereo power amplifier S5. And now with a couple of new integrated amplifiers, you can finally …
I thought I knew what I was going for. First a physical effort, as always with McIntosh amplifiers, followed by a fast-paced and engaging break-in period. So I had learned after years of easing and testing McIntosh products. But this time I was not prepared. That is, with a weight close to 50 kilos, the …
Few others stock as many amplifiers as McIntosh. Among the power amplifiers alone, we find seven multi-channel amplifiers, four valve amplifiers, eight transistor amplifiers, and a hybrid valve/transistor amplifier. Then it is perhaps not so strange that one of them, MC312, easily disappears in the crowd. The 2 x 300 W powerful transistor amplifier may …
The answers will be different, depending on who you ask. I know, for example, there are many people who claim that the most important component in a system is the speakers. Hi-fi agnostics argue that the room itself is all-important, and then there are those who believe that the sound source – where it all …
The differences are more than subtle, but for many they are not big enough to be worth the extra expense. Because while Yamaha’s integrated A-S2200 is one of the best and most exciting amplifier purchases in its class, the more expensive flagship A-S3200 is in a completely different division. The two amplifiers share the same …
– My God, it is so incredibly lovely! These were the words of my wife when I came home with Lemus Home Artistic. A piece of stereo furniture that can best be explained as a cross between a traditional stereo system and a modern soundbar – with all the relevant inputs and power options. Takes …
All amplifiers are basically the same. A signal enters at one end, amplifies and is output at the other end. If a turntable is connected, it also needs an equalisation, and if the signal is digital, a conversion. This applies regardless of whether the amplifier is full of glowing valves or transistors, or both for …
McIntosh, like so many others, started with valve amplifiers, but like most at the time, they eventually made more transistor amplifiers than valve amplifiers. That was not so strange. The new technology that transistors were in the late 60s and early 70s, was easier to implement, did not get as hot and one could build …
The new McIntosh preamplifier is not really brand new. We’ve seen it before, but back then it was called C70, and came dressed in black to fit McIntosh’s 70th anniversary ball in 2019. This version is called the C22 Mark V, and under the hood it is similar to the C70, but here the black …
When NAD launched the premium-class preamplifier C658, we became curious about a test (and the test can be found here). But a power amplifier in the same weight class was missing to complete the set. It has finally arrived, in the form of the C298. The NAD C298 is a power amplifier in a design …