As a long-time fan of Ron Sutherland’s superb 20/20 phono preamp ($2200), I was anxious to find out how much Sutherland performance Ron could squeeze out of his most affordable design, the new $895 KC Vibe.
E.A.T Vacuum Tubes are painstakingly handcrafted within a former Tesla factory in the Czech Republic. VANA, Ltd., the North American distributor for fine audio products is now the North American distributor for European Audio Team’s (E.A.T) line of vacuum tubes made in the Czech Republic.
When ELAC first hired well regarded speaker designer Andrew Jones and product development specialist Chris Walker away from TAD/Pioneer back in 2015, the company made plain the seriousness of their intention to re-establish the brand back in the US market.
Legendary Canadian Speaker Designer Recognized for His Decades of Contributions to the Audio Industry. Paul Barton, Founder and Chief Designer for PSB Speakers, received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Toronto Audio Fest.
I recently obtained for review, a Pro-Ject RPM 9 Carbon turntable (MSRP: $2,499) with an Evo tonearm, Sumiko Starling MC phono cartridge (MSRP: $1,899), and a Pro-Ject Tube Box DS2 phono preamplifier (MSRP: $799).
Based off the stylish looking STR integrated amplifier, Anthem electronics has added two, full-blown, separate components to augment their STR two-channel audio line.
I first encountered Starke Sound at CES a couple of years ago. I’d never heard of the independent, California-based company before, but that’s part of the fun of going to audio shows; discovering new things!
In just a decade, HIFIMAN have released a broad range of headphones, and then with every new model in multiple price ranges, they have extended the performance of their products making them an even greater value.
One look at the L1000 from Astell & Kern and you would know immediately why I requested one for review. This company, known for some of the best high end sound available in portables as well as beautiful designs must have had an itch to apply those skills to something a little larger.
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