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  Equipment report

  oBravo Cupid Hybrid Planar-Magnetic/Dynamic Earphone

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  Chris Martens

  | Jan 22, 2020

  David Teng is the founder of oBravo, a Taiwanese manufacturer specializing in high-end, high-performance headphones and earphones. OBravo’s initial development efforts centered on full-size headphones, such as the hybrid AMT/dynamic driver HAMT-1 reviewed by our ...

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  Equipment report

  High-Resolution Technologies Stage IV Speaker/Amplifier System

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  Robert E. Greene

  | Jan 21, 2020

  The HRT Stage IV system arrived for review almost exactly, all but to the day, sixty years after the release of the first stereo LP. This coincidence could be thought of as deeply symbolic, because ...

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  News

  Goldmund Introduces the New 590 NEXTGEN II and TELOS 7 NEXTGEN Integrated Amplifiers

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  TAS Staff

  | Jan 21, 2020

  The following is a press relase issued by Goldmund. January 21, 2020 - For decades, Goldmund’s amplification technology has been acclaimed by music lovers worldwide. Over time, the various models in the Telos line have ...

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  Blog

  Return to Abbey Road

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  Neil Gader

  | Jan 20, 2020

  When I attended last year’s press conference at Capitol Records for the 50th Anniversary launch of The Beatles, aka The White Album, a journalist shouted out to producer Giles Martin, “Hey, what about Abbey Road?” ...

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  News

  KEF Announces Expansion of Reference line With New Model and Updated Finish Selection for 2020

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  TAS Staff

  | Jan 17, 2020

  The following is a press release issued by KEF. Maidstone, Kent | January 16, 2020 - KEF is pleased to announce expansion of the KEF Reference finish selection for 2020. The 2020 lineup introduces a ...

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  Equipment report

  MBL 101 X-treme Omnidirectional Loudspeaker

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  Jonathan Valin

  | Jan 17, 2020

  The exceedingly large, extremely heavy (better than a ton and a half), eight-chassis, twenty-six-driver, $263,000, omnidirectional MBL 101 X-tremes are, in almost every way possible, the best loudspeakers I’ve heard in my home—or anyplace else, ...

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  News

  Parasound Debuts Flagship Halo JC 1+ 450-Watt Monoblock Power Amplifier

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  TAS Staff

  | Jan 17, 2020

  The following is a press release issued by Parasound San Francisco | January 17, 2020 -- For nearly two decades, the Parasound Halo JC 1 monoblock power amplifier, designed by the legendary John Curl, wasParasound's ...

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  Equipment report

  Cary Audio SA-500.1 ES Monoblock Power Amplifier

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  Kirk Midtskog

  | Jan 16, 2020

  The first brand-new piece of specialty audio gear I bought was a Cary SLM-70 tube power amplifier. It improved on the modified Dynaco Mk III it replaced in every way—better frequency extension, bass control, resolution ...

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  News

  Ø Audio partners with High End By Oz LLC

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  TAS Staff

  | Jan 15, 2020

  The following is a press release issued by Ø Audio and High End by Oz. January 15, 2020 | Ø Audio and High End by Oz LLC proudly announce their partnership for distribution in North ...

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  Equipment report

  Monitor Audio Gold 300 Loudspeaker

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  Julie Mullins

  | Jan 14, 2020

  This Monitor Audio Gold 300 loudspeaker marks the third Monitor model I’ve reviewed for TAS, the first having been the previous incarnation of this speaker (which shares the same name—no Mark III, Plus, or other ...

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