We have already mentioned that Denon is celebrating its 110th anniversary by releasing a series of special models. Initially, we tested the amplifier PMA-A110, which ran off with top marks. Now we turn our attention to the matching player, DCD-A110. The DCD-A110 is similar to the amplifier of the exterior (everything else would be weird, …
Simple, inexpensive and well-playing amplifiers are not easy to find. Ever since NAD turned the market upside down with the 3020 in the 80’s, there has always been a selection of bargains in the very lowest price range. But lately, the selection has shrunk as prices have risen, and the good old 3020 is long …
Japanese Denon can celebrate its 110th anniversary this year. It’s a respectable age for a hi-fi manufacturer – and not much younger than the electricity grid itself! To celebrate the anniversary, Denon has made a series of special editions of some of its best models. The models have received extra care on the audio side …
Electrocompaniet is first and foremost a high-end manufacturer specializing in large, heavy amplifiers. Although the company has recently shown that they master the art of making multi-room speakers . With the amplifier ECI 6DX MKII, the manufacturer has taken it all out, where the goal has been to pack as much quality from the more powerful preamplifiers and …
The easiest way to get better sound in your headphones is to buy a headphone amplifier. Even affordable headphones can suddenly sound much better. Exactly how much money to spend depends on how good sound you want, and of course what kind of headphones you have. The cheapest headphone amplifiers are not powerful enough to …
For many, serious is high-end, whether English, American, German or Norwegian. Few people think of Japan as a country where high-end producers are flourishing. But that is only partially true. Japan has a long tradition of exotic amplifiers in particular, and they came from the most unlikely manufacturers. For most people, Yamaha is synonymous with …
If you want the best possible hi-fi sound from as few components as possible, Teac has a very interesting solution, in the form of the compact network player NT-505. With Teac NT-505 you get all the audio sources you can dream of in one and the same box. Here you get digital conversion of almost …
In the childhood of gramophone records, it seemed as if the record companies were allowed to make record players with their name on them. It was a natural consequence of the companies wanting to sell records. Then people needed gramophones, and as intended, so done. Today, it is completely unthinkable that the record companies themselves …
Sometimes it’s nice to have moderate expectations. Like when you visit a new restaurant for the first time. Or travel to a place you have never been before. Everything is new and exciting, and it is easy to be pleasantly surprised. That’s about how it was with Technics SL-G700 CD player. Which, let me be …
Actually, it’s a little startling that this player is so good. Not for that, the Technics SL-1200G and the expensive SL-1000R are fantastic turntables in their price ranges. But I did not think that this would be so damn good. If you look at the Technics SL-1500C, it is reminiscent of a ribbed SL-1200G. The …
One only needs to take a quick look at the cabinet of the DAC Tambaqui from Dutch Mola Mola to realize that this is expensive. Such wavy curves are not cheap to mill out, and are only made with really expensive products. In other words, we are in the high-end segment, and the price is …
You’re forgiven for not thinking of Yamaha as a turntable manufacturer. Most of Yamaha’s players never saw land in Europe, and therefore amplifiers and receivers have a much larger place in the consciousness of European consumers. But what many do not know is that while other Japanese manufacturers willingly competed with American and European turntable …
The sound is as one would expect from a massive monster amplifier. Powerful, dynamic and vibrant, almost physical, and with extreme goosebumps. But there is no monster amplifier in the room. Instead, it is barely visible from the couch. Even the remote control is not as expected. Like the amplifier itself, it is minimalist, shiny …
Until now, Marantz has not been among the major investors in digital amplifiers with streaming. And this despite the fact that the twin company Denon launched the power system Heos several years ago. It is only in the last couple of years that Marantz has implemented the Heos system in some of its amplifiers. With …
The doubt disappeared after the first two or three songs. After that, it was a pure Tour de Force for Rotel’s stereo amplifier in the resurrected Michi series. It happily sounds as good as the two 1.08 kW powerful mono stages in the same series, costs half and has enough power galore for most speakers …