Ongoing equipment reviews by category: Electronics

 

 

 

Amplifiers - power, transistor
Abacus Rieder Ampino
Acoustic Reality eAR Enigma Plus
Audiolab 8000 Q + M
Audiosector Patek
AudioZone PRE-A1 + AMP-D2SE
Audio Zone PRE-T1 & AMP-2
Audio Zone System: DAC1, PRE-T1, AMP-2
Bel Canto Design eVo GenII mod
Bel Canto e.One Reference 1000s
Bel Canto Design S300
Bel Canto PRe3 & e.One S300
Bel Canto Design S300 and M300s
Bryston 28B-SST
BVaudio PA300
Classe CA-M400 monos
Coda S5 & Coda CX & CSX
Combak/Reimyo: The System Sound
Consonace by Opera Audio: A complete affordable system
darTZeel NHB-108 Model One
Esoteric A-03
Firenze Audio Rosso 460B
First Watt F-1 Setu
First Watt F-1 Performance
First Watt: The Concept
FirstWatt F2
FirstWatt F3
First Watt Aleph J
FirstWatt F4
FirstWatt F5
FirstWatt J2
Gallo Acoustics Reference3 SA
Genesis GR-360 Reference Amplifier
Glockenklang Bugatti 300SE
H2O Audio M250
Hegel P-10 & H-10
Hexateq Premium 1.0SE

JJAZ ICEpower amps
JJAZ ICEpower amps 2

Kharma Matrix MP150
McCormack DNA-500
McCormack Audio UDP-1 & DNA HT-5
ModWright KWA-150
Musical Laboratory* Bosanghwa
Myryad MXP 2000 & MXA 2150
Naim Audio NAC-112 & NAP 150
nOrh/IRD Le Amp/MB-100
NuForce Reference 8
Nuforce Reference 9
NuForce Reference 9SE
NuForce Reference 9/9SE V1 vs. V2
Outlaw  Audio M-200
Pass Labs XA30.5
Red Rose Music 2A Silver Signature vs. Marantz Model 5
Red Wine Audio Clari-T & Custom Clari-T
RedWine Audio Clari-T and Custom FollowUp

Red Wine Audio, Omega Loudspeakers and moreRed Wine Audio Signature 70s
Red Wine Audio 70 to 70.2 partial upgrade

Stello by April Music System
Trends Audio TA10
Underwood Hifi | Bel Canto Design e.One Ref 1000 Level-2 modified
Wyred4Sound SX-1000 monos
Amplifiers - power, tube
Allnic Audio Labs L-4000 and A-6000s
Ancient Audio Silver Grand Monos
Ancient Audio Single Six
Art Audio Carissa: Sneak Preview
Art Audio Carissa Feature Review
Art Audio Jota
Art Audio Symphony II
Art Audio Diavolo
Art Audio: Diavolo vs. Symphony II
Art Audio Conductor & Diavolo

Atma-Sphere MA-1 MkII.3 Silver Edition
AUDIOPAX Model 88
AUDIOPAX Stereo 88

Audio Space 6M 300B PP
Canary Audio CA-308
Canary Audio CA-160 monos

Canary Audio CA-339s

Decware Audio Zen Taboo
DeHavilland Ios
Diva Audio Tian Zhu
Eastern Electric MiniMax amplifier
Eastern Electric MiniMax 3-pieceSystem
Esoteric C-03 + A-100
Fi 2A3 monos
Fi 45 Stereo 'Prototype'
Fi WE 421A

Fi 300B mono
s
Genesis M60s
Hyperion Sound HT-88s
Kallisto Audio Sinfonia 300
Kondo Gakuoh
Leben CS660P
Mactone MA-300B
Manley Labs Neo-Classic SE/PP 300B
Manley Labs Shrimp & Mahi Mahi
Marantz Model 5 vs. Red Rose Music 2A Silver Signature
Melody Valve HiFi M880s
Music Reference RM10 MkII
Navison Audio NVS-211s
Navison Audio NVS-003G
Octave MRE-130
Octave V80 and HP500 SE
Opera Audio Cyber 211
Opera Audio Cyber 211
PrimaLuna ProLogue 5
Quad II-eighty
Raysonic Audio M100s
Red Rock Audio Renaissance
Rogue Audio Model 88 Magnum
Rogue Audio M150
SAC Beta & Igel 60
Shindo Labs Sinhonia
Shindo Laboratory Monbrison & Cortese

SilverTone Audio Model 3.2
Hørning Perikles Ultimate/SilverTone Audio Model 3.2

Tektron Tube Gear
Tom Evans Audio Design Linear A
Trafomatic Audio Experience Reference
Triode Corp. 300B monos
Wavelength Guitar Engines GAS Junior
Western Reserve Audio Design WRAD 300
Wyetech Labs Sapphire
Yamamoto Sound Craft A-08
Yamamoto A-08S

Yamamoto/RWA Sig 30
Yamamoto A-09S

Amplifiers - power, hybrid
Amplifiers - pre, transistor
Accustic Arts Preamp I Mk.3
Acoustic Reality eAR Enigma Plus & Pre Two preview
Acoustic Reality eAR Pre Two
Audiolab 8000 Q + M
AUDIOPAX Model 5
AudioZone PRE-A1 + AMP-D2SE
Audio Zone PRE-T1 & AMP-2
AudioZone PRE-T1

Audio Zone System: DAC1, PRE-T1, AMP-2

Bel Canto Design PRe2
Bel Canto Design PRe6

Bel Canto PRe3 & e.One S300

Bel Canto Design PRe3, S300 and M300s
Burson Audio P-100
BVaudio P-1 preamplifier
Coda 0.5X
darTZeel NHB-18NS
DIY Paradise: Monica, Maggie & Charlize
Ensemble Dichrono HiDac: A photo reportage
Esoteric C-03 + A-100

Esoteric C-03

Funk Lap-2 & MTX Monitor
Hegel P-10 & H-10
iLungo Audio Crescendo 205S
KingRex PREference

KingRex T20U & Pre-Amp
Marantz SC-IISI/SM-IISI

Musical Laboratory* Paeonia
Music First Audio Passive Magnetic

Music First Audio Tap
Naim Audio NAC-112 & NAP 150
Opera Audio Reference 1.3
Red Wine Audio, Omega Loudspeakers and more
SAC Beta & Igel 60

SMc Audio VRE-1
Sonic Euphoria PLC
Stello by April Music System
Tom Evans Audio Design Vibe Lithos 7 & Pulse
Van Medevoort
Vitus Audio SL100
Wyred4Sound STP
Amplifiers - pre, tube
Antique Soundlab MGHead DT/OTL 32
AudioSpace Line-2
Audio Space Pre-2 & Nova M-34
AudioTropic Mœbius
Ayon Audio Polaris II
Canary Audio CA-903
Combak/Reimyo: The System Sound
Decware SE84 CSP
DeHavilland UltraVerve Junior
Dodd Audio Preamp
Eastern Electric MiniMax
Eastern Electric MiniMax 3-pieceSystem
eXemplar Audio eXception II
Gill Audio Alana
Hyperion Sound BEC-P25T
JE Audio VL-10
Juicy Music Blueberry
Kondo Ongaku-Pre KSL M-77
Klimo Classic Line Merlin Plus
Leben RS 28CX
Manley Labs Shrimp & Mahi Mahi
Melody SWH 1688 II
ModWright SWL 9.0SE
ModWright LS-36.5

NAT Audio Symmetrical
Octave V80 and HP500 SE
PrimaLuna ProLogue 3
Quad QC-24 with Level-1 Mod
Raysonic Audio C200
Red Wine Audio Isabella
Shindo Labs Monbrison
Shindo Laboratory Monbrison & Cortese
Solaja Audio SA-1
Supratek Chardonnay
Supratek Sauvignon

Supratek Cabernet Dual
Tektron Tube Gear
Thorens TEP 3800
Tron Syren
VTL 7.5 Series II
Wyetech Labs Coral
Wyetech Labs Pearl

Wyetech Labs Jade


Amplifiers - integrated, transistor
47Lab Shigaraki Amplifier 
47Lab Shigaraki System & Konus speakers
 

47Labs Model 4706 Gaincard

Aaron Model No.1a
Abacus-Rider 60-120B
Accuphase E-250
Accustic Arts Power I
April Music Ai500
Astintrew At2000
Atoll CD/IN 200
Audia Flight FL3 integrated
Audio Zone AMP-1 
Audio Zone, CryoClear, Omega: A System Review

Aura Note Premier
Avantgarde Acoustic Model 5 
Avantgarde Acoustic Model 3
Bel Canto Design eVo 2i
Bel Canto Design eVo2i GenII Follow-Up

Belles IA-01
Blue Circle NSCS
Blue Circle BmPH
Bluenote Demidoff Signature
Boulder 865
Coda-Continuum Unison 3.1
Coda-Continuum Unison 3.1 Limited

Coda CSi Limited

Crayon Audio CFA-1
Dayens Ampino
DIY Paradise: Monica, Maggie & Charlize
Duevel Shuttle
Dussun V8i
Electrocompaniet PI-2
Esoteric AZ-1
Esoteric SA-10 & AI-10
Euphya Alliance 270
Exposure S2010 Integrated
Fonel Emotion
Hegel CDP4A & H100
Innowatt W35
Kingrex T20T
KingRex T20U & Pre-Amp
Krell S-300i

Krell S-300i
Luxman L550-A II
Marantz SC-IISI/SM-IISI
Musical Fidelity A5 CDP & Integrated
Music Hall Mambo Level-2
Music Hall Mambo Level-2 Follow-Up
NAD C315BEE & Onyko A-9355
Naim Nait XS
Nuforce Icon
NuForce Icon
NuForce Icon System
Onyko A-9355 & NAD C315BEE
Passion &ound PSi15 + PS3
Pass Labs INT-150
Perreaux Radiance Series R200i
Qinpu A-1.0X
Red Wine Audio Clari-T & Custom Clari-T
RedWine Audio Clari-T and Custom FollowUp
Red Wine Audio Signature 30
Red Wine Signature 70s
Red Wine Audio Signature 30.2
Rega Elicit
Sonic Impact Class-T
Sonic Impact Son of T-Amp
Struss Chopin MkIV
Sugden A21SE
Sutra 1.3
Trends Audio TA10
Trends TA-10.1
Vasant-K GA-120S Final Edition
Van Medevoort
Vincent Audio SV238
Winsome Labs Mouse
Yamaha 700-Series CDP and integrated amplifier
Yushang Audio Classic 6.6
Amplifiers - integrated, tube
Almarro A205A preview
Almarro A205A
Almarro M2A & A50125A
Almarro A205A MkII
Almarro A318B
Audiomat Opera Reference
Audio Space Mini Galaxy 1
Audio Tropic Musical Machine
Cayin A-88T
Dared VP-845
Dared VP-16
Dared VP-20

Eastern Electric M520
Eastern Electric M520 - Take Two
Elekit TU-879S
Emillé Labs KM-300SE
Genesis I60
Glow Audio Amp One
Glow Audio System
GREATech uVac
Houston HiFi Mini-2 integrated amplifier
JAS Audio Array 2.1
JAS Audio Bravo 2.3
Jolida JD300B
KR Audio Antares VA340
KR Audio VA350i
Leben CS-300x
Leben CS-600
Luxman SQ-38u
Magnat RV1
Manley Labs Stingray
MastersounD DueVenti & DueTrenta
Melody HiFi LLC I2A3
Melody Valve Hifi SP9
MiniWatt Tube Amp
Miu Audio Non-Review
Octave V40
Octave V80 and HP500 SE
Octave V-80
Onix SP3/Ref1MkII
Raysonic Audio SE-30A
RCM Bonasus
Rogue Audio Cronus
Shanling SP-80
Song Audio SA-34 SB
Sophia Electric S.E.T. 300B MkII
Tektron Tube Gear
theLars theLars
Trafomatic Audio The Experience One
Triode Corp. 300B integrated
Woo Audio Model 5
Yarland FV34CIIISA
Yarland34AIIISA
Amplifiers - integrated, hybrid
32Ohm Audio
Archos 7 + DVR
KingRex HQ-1 Headquarters
PC Audio - One Example
RipNAS, Squeezebox, Sumoh TinyAmp S30
USB DACs: Music Hall, StyleAudio, Keces, Mhdt, Benchmark
Source components - analog, cartridge
Allaerts MC2 Finish
clearaudio Analog System 
Clearaudio Goldfinger
Grado Labs Reference Sonata I
Music Maker II MM Cartridge
Music Maker III
Music Maker Classic
Miyabi 47
Miyabi Standard
Nagaoka
Ortofon Rondo Red
Vinyl Setup Guide: The Guru Papers
Zu Audio Denon DL-103

Source components - analog, motor controller
ProJect: 1Xpression, SpeedBox & TubeBox
Walker Audio Precision Motor Controller
Source components - analog, phono stage
Source components - analog, tone arm
47Labs McBee cartridge & Shigaraki Phono
Acoustic Solid WTB 211
Basis Audio Signature 2800 with Vector 4 arm

clearaudio Analog System
Hadcock 242SE 
Hadcock GH 228 Export
Kuzma Stabi S/Stogi S
Origin Live Silver
Origin Live Silver MkII
Scheu Analog Premier II & Cantus
Schroeder DPS
The Cartridge Man Conductor
Vinyl Setup Guide: The Guru Papers
Source components - analog, turntable & related accessories
Acoustic Solid Classic Wood
Basis Audio Signature 2800 with Vector 4 arm
Boston Audio Design Mat 1
Brinkmann Balance
clearaudio Analog System
Creek Audio Wyndsor
Dr. Feickert Analogue turntable

Dr. Feickert Analogue Twin Revisited

Furutech DeMag revisited

Garrard 301 Restoration
Garrard Project Part 2: The Plinth

Garrard Project III: The Conclusion
Garrard 301: Another restoration

Goldring GR-1
In Vinylo Veritas: Analog Accessories
Je an Hiraga turntable mat

Kuzma Stabi S/Stogi S
Merrill-Scillia Research MS2
Paschetto Analog Engineering 2008
Pluto 10A Carbon Reference
ProJect: 1Xpression, SpeedBox & TubeBox
Pro-Ject: 2Xpression +
Project RPM-5 w. Ortofon Rondo Red
Redpoint Testa Rossa XS
Scheu Analog Premier II & Cantus
 
Scheu Analog Cello

Thorens TD-550
TW-Acustic Raven One
Vinyl Setup Guide: The Guru Papers
VPI Scout

Walker Audio Proscenium Gold & Reference Phono
Source components - analog, tuner
Source components - digital, CD player
Abbingdon Music Research CD-77
Accustic Arts CD Player 1
Accustic Arts CD Player I MkIII
Ancient Audio Lektor Prime
Apple iPod
April Music Aura Note
AstinTrew at3500
Atoll CD/IN 200
Audiomeca Mephisto II 
Audiomeca Mephisto IIx
Aura Note Premier

Ayon Audio CD-1
 
Ayon Audio CD1s

Bel Canto Design CD-2

Black Note DSS30 Tube
Cairn Fog v.2 24/192
Canary Audio CD-100
C.E.C. TL51TXR
 
C.E.C. TL53Z

Eastern Electric MiniMax CDP & audio-technica ATH-W1000
Eastern Electric MiniMax 3-pieceSystem
East Sound CD-E5 Signature Edition Prime
Eera DL2
Einstein Audio The Last Record Player & The Absolute Tune
Exposure S2010 CDP
Fonel Simplicit
é
Hegel CDP4A & H100
HiFiAkademie the cdPlayer
Hit Audio/Cayin CD-22
iPod, Avantgarde Solo, Crystal Cable
ISEM Audio eGO Phase 4
Lector CDP 0.6T
Jolida JD-100 Vacuum Tube Reference CD Player
Metronome Technologie CD3 Signature

Metronome CD4 Signature
Miu Audio Non-Review

Moon Audio Level-2 Original CD 2008MkII modifications

Musical Fidelity A5 CDP & Integrated
Music Hall CD-25
Music Hall MMF-25 Follow-Up
Music Hall CD 25.2 and more
Music Lovers Series: RedWine Audio modified Olive Musica
Olive Symphony RWA modified
Opera Audio Droplet CDP 5.0
Consonace by Opera Audio: A complete affordable system

Opera Audio Consonance Reference 2.2 Linear
Opera Audio Forbidden City Calaf & Turandot
Opera Audio Consonance Reference CD 2.2 MkII
Oracle Audio CD-1500
Original CD-A9.3 Leonardo
Raysonic CD128
Raysonic Audio CD168

Raysonic Audio CD228
Reimyo CDP-777
Resolution Audio Opus 21
Shanling T-100 tube CD player
Shanling T100C

Shanling PDA3000A

SoundQuest SQ12
Tent Labs DIY CD player
Trigon Recall II
Triode Corp. CDP
Underwood HiFi Music Hall CD25.2 Level-1 vs. Stock Underwood HiFi Shanling CD-3000 Level-2+
Van Medevoort CDP
VRS Audio Systems: First Impressions
Yamaha 700-Series CDP and integrated amplifier
ZeroOne Audio Mercury
Source components - digital, universal player
Bel Canto Design PL-1A Sneak Peek 
Bel Canto Design PLayer PL-1A
Denon DVD-2900
Exemplar Audio's Denon DVD-2900
Labtek Exclusive

McCormack Audio UDP-1 & DNA HT-5

McCormack UDP-1 Deluxe
TEAC Esoteric DV-50
Underwood HiFi Denon 3910 Ultimate
Source components - digital, SACD player
Esoteric X-03   
Esoteric SA-50

Esoteric SA60
   
Esoteric SA-10 & AI-10
 
Esoteric X-05 
Esoteric X-03SE vs. P/D05
Music Hall Maverick with Level-1 Mod
Shanling SCD-T200 Level-1+
Sony SCD-X9000ES
Tube Research Labs Sony SCD-CE 595
Source components - digital, D/A converter
47Lab Shigaraki DAC & Transport 
47Lab Shigaraki DAC
Altmann Attraction DAC
Audio Aero Prima DAC
Audio Magic Stealth Kukama DAC
Audio Zone, CryoClear, Omega: A System Review  Audio Zone DAC Follow-Up
Audio Zone System: DAC1, PRE-T1, AMP-2

Bel Canto Design DAC2 
Bel Canto Design DAC-2 Follow-Up
 
Bel Canto Design DAC-3
Benchmark Media DAC-1 
Benchmark Media / Reflection Audio DAC-1 Mod
Birdland Audio Odeon-Ag
Black Note DSS30 Tube
Calyx Kong
Combak/Harmonix Reimyo DAP-777
Combak/Reimyo: The System Sound
Cullen Circuits PS Audio Link DAC III Stage 3
DEQX PDC-2.6P
DIY Paradise: Monica, Maggie & Charlize
Empirical Audio OffRamp & Benchmark Media DAC-1 Empirical Audio Spoiler DAC
Ensemble Dichrono HiDac: A photo reportage  Ensemble Audio Dirondo Drive/Dichrono HiDac
Esoteric P-03/D-03/G-0s 
Esoteric P/D 05
HagTech USB DAC+
High Resolution Technologies Streamer +
Lessloss DAC 2004
McIntosh Labs MCD/MDA1000
Miu Audio 503
ModWright Transporter
Music Lovers Series: RedWine Audio modified Olive Musica
Orpheus Labs Heritage DAC
Ortho Spectrum AR-2000 & DR-3000
Peachtree Audio Nova
Red Wine Audio Isabella
Reimyo CDT-777 | DAP-999EX
Resolution Audio Opus 21
Scott Nixon Tube DAC
Stahl-Tek Vekian
STELaudio DAC-04
Stello by April Music DA100 Signature
Style Audio Carat HD1V
Stylos Sys HAD
Trends UD-10.1
USB DACs: Music Hall, StyleAudio, Keces, Mhdt, Benchmark
Wadia 270SE/27xi
Wavelength Audio Cosecant V3
Wavelength Audio Brick: An introduction & historical content 
Wavelength Audio The Brick

Weiss Engineering Jason + Medea
Weiss Minerva
Yamamoto Sound Craft YDA-01
Yamamoto SoundCraft YDA-01B
Zanden Audio Model 5000 MkII 
Zanden Audio 2000P/5000Signature (Ebaen) 
Zanden Audio 2000P/5000Signature (Linnman)
Source components - digital, D/D converter and reclocker
April Music Stello U2
Esoteric G-25U
 
Esoteric P-03/D-03/G-0s
Source components - digital, recorder
Music Lovers Series: RedWine Audio modified Olive Musica
Olive Symphony RWA modified
Superscope PSD-300
Source components - digital, transport
47Lab Shigaraki DAC & Transport
Accustic Arts Drive I
Apple iPhone & Shure SE530pths
Black Note DSS30 Tube
CEC TL0-X
Ensemble Dirondo Drive Photo Essay 
Ensemble Audio Dirondo Drive/Dichrono HiDac
Esoteric P-03/D-03/G-0s
 
Esoteric P/D 05

McIntosh MS300 Music Server
McIntosh Labs MCD/MDA1000
Metronome Technologie Kalista
 
Metronome CD4 Signature

Music Lovers Series: RedWine Audio modified Olive Musica
Oracle Audio CD-1500
Reimyo CDT-777 | DAP-999EX
Stello by April Music CDT 100
Wadia 270SE/27xi
 
Wadia 170i transport
Weiss Engineering Jason + Medea
Zanden Audio Model 2000 Sneak Peek 
Zanden Audio 2000P/5000Signature (Ebaen) 
Zanden Audio 2000P/5000Signature (Linnman)
Zero One Audio Ti48
Source components - digital, room and speaker correction
DEQX PDC-2.6P
Amplifiers - headphone
AKG/nOrh/Stefan AudioArt
Antique Soundlab MGHead DT/OTL 32
Aural Audio Audition
Blueberry Audio Emotion+
Calyx Kong

CIAudio VHP-1
CIAudio VHP-1 & VAC-1
DIYCable Chazz
EddieCurrent EC-01
Eddie Current Zana Deux
Firestone Cute
Glow Adio Amp One

HeadAmp GS-1
HeadRoom Maxed-Out Home
HeadRoom Total BitHead
Headroom DeskTop with upgrades
KingRex HQ-1 Headquarters

NuForce Icon
NuForce Icon Mobile
Peachtree Audio Nova
PS Audio GCHA
Qables iQube
Ray Samuels Audio Emmeline SR-71
Ray Samuels Audio Emmeline 2 Stealth
Ray Samuels Audio Raptor
Ray Samuels Audio Emmeline Hornet

Ray Samuels Audio Predator
Reality Check 1: Terry Aben's 'Aleph H' headphone amp
Red Wine Audio Isabella
Shanling PDA3000A
SinglePower MPX3
Style Audio Carat HD1V

Woo Audio Model 5
Yamamoto HA-02