Ortofon 2M Red $99 The swansong design of Ortofon’s former chief engineer Per Windfeld, the entry-level 2M Red uses a elliptical-tipped stylus. Though a little dry in the treble and lacking the Ortofon Black’s velvety ...

These days we take it for granted that our smartphones have more computing power than most desktop rigs of the not-too-distant past—not to mention far more elegant graphics, user interfaces, and once-unimaginable flexibility from something ...

It is perhaps no coincidence that both our choices for Integrated Amplifier of The Year feature a direct-digital topology in which digital audio data at the amplifier’s input directly drive the output transistors. This technique ...

When my sister-in-law visited my wife and me a few months ago, she was captivated by the sound of my stereo. Like most people, Daryl had no idea that music could be reproduced with such ...

October 31, 2012 - 1st. of November Electrocompaniet is launching a new integrated amplifier with a built-in DAC in the Prelude range. The amplifier is based on the much acclaimed PI 2 amplifier boosting 2 ...

When I recently visited the nice folks at Hegel Music Systems at their research and development site in Oslo, Norway, I initially met up with Anders Ertzeid, Hegel's VP of Marketing and Sales, who graciously ...

The 2012 edition of the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest revealed a well-oiled and established show, and one that has achieved a comfortable equilibrium of size and attendance. Frankly I was concerned how well it would ...

It was only a matter of time before NAD brought the groundbreaking technology and architecture of its M2 Direct Digital Amplifier to a lower-priced product. The $6000 M2, which I reviewed in Issue 198, is ...

History has been kind to Audion since Erik Andersson and David Chessel started the company in the late 1980s. It survived two decades in an age when the average lifetime of a startup high-end-audio company ...

Most power amplifiers, and the amplifier sections within integrated amplifiers, are strikingly similar in operation. These so-called “Class A/B, push-pull” amplifiers have been around for decades and are the staple technology of nearly every amplifier ...

Many of us have heard an expensive system, comprising reputable components, that just didn’t seem to convey the level of musical realism we would expect from such a pedigree. Conversely, we have also probably come ...

Perreaux electronics sightings in North America have been infrequent in recent years. A sign of the times to be sure. But as Dylan sang, the times they are a changin’. Perreaux, based in New Zealand, ...

The ProLogue Premium Series is the latest collection of tube electronics from PrimaLuna. The lineup includes an integrated amplifier—the subject of this review—also a preamp, a stereo amplifier, and a 70W monoblock. Like all PrimaLuna ...

When I turned in my review of the smaller Hegel H100 integrated amp some time ago, I mentioned to Editor-in-Chief Robert Harley how much I also liked the H200. When Robert asked if I would ...

In this age of uncertainty, it’s reassuring to know that certain things remain as stable as the sunrise. And, no, I’m not talking about the Republicans’ conservative agenda, wimpy Democrats, Brett Favre’s endless melodramas, or ...