I’ll bet we all remember what our parents asked us before we went out to play on a Saturday afternoon. The fateful question was, “Did you finish your homework?” How this question applies to the ...

”Rogue” is one of those lovely, elastic words that give so much lyricism and color to the English language. Five hundred years ago a “rogue” would have been a low-level thief or beggar. And now? ...

ModWright Instruments started out in 2000 as a modifier of digital products. The company, founded by Dan Wright, achieved some success right out of the blocks. Expanding from installing its line of tubed analog output ...

September 9, 2013, Austin, Texas - The Absolute Sound (TAS) introduces its new Guide to High-End Electronics. The Absolute Sound Guide to High-End Electronics is an engaging online buyer’s guide that features some of the ...

Mahwah, NJ, August 14, 2013—Marantz®, a world leader in advanced home entertainment solutions, announces the launch of the PM6005 hi-fi stereo integrated amplifier and the CD6005 hi-fi compact-disc player to its line of Hi-Fi Components ...

Source Systems Limited is now operational in San Clemente, CA. The company is dedicated to the import and representation of specialty audio products, high resolution PC audio accessories and components, each based on the evolution ...

It’s impossible not to be impressed with these new entries in Marantz’s Reference Series. Their weight alone—59 pounds for the PM-11S3 amplifier, 37 for the SA-11S3 SACD player— tells you they mean serious business. With ...

Peachtree Audio Nova$1199signalpathint.com The versatile Nova can serve as an 80Wpc hybrid integrated amp, a tube preamp, a Class A tube headphone amp, or a solidstate USB DAC (based on the superb ESS Sabre DAC) ...

It seems as if Hegel Music Systems, the Norwegian electronics manufacturer, can do no wrong these days. Kirk Midtskog has written glowing reviews of the Hegel H100 and H200 integrated amplifiers (in Issues 206 and ...

July 15, 2013, Austin, Texas - The Absolute Sound (TAS) introduces its new Guide to Affordable High-End Audio. “This guide is a great resource for people wanting to get into the hobby and/or significantly improve ...

ModWright Instruments started out in 2000 as a modifier of digital products. The company, founded by Dan Wright, achieved some success right out of the blocks. Expanding from installing its line of tubed analog output ...

That’s how I’d describe the third installment of T.H.E. Show Newport Beach. Attendance was ample if not overwhelming and as if cued by the nearby Pacific ocean attendees tended to arrive in waves moving between ...

Although I generally concur with Rega’s Roy Gandy that audio gear is best viewed as a tool for enjoying music, I also appreciate the fact that beautiful industrial design and superior craftsmanship make a fine ...

NAD C 316/C 326 BEE$380/$550nadelectronics.com The entry-level C 316 is still the go-to amp for audiophile newbies who crave sonic neutrality, good power output, nice tactile feel, and NAD’s characteristic quality-control. Looking for a little ...

In my humble opinion, nothing says “you’ve made it” quite like owning high-end music-reproduction equipment. And yet both you and I both know that audio gear is not the first thing people think of as ...