Receiver & Amplifier Reviews

Halo is a new brand from Parasound intended as a step up in aesthetic design and performance from its traditional line, now called "Parasound Classic." A combination review with the P3 Preamplifier.

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Twin Towers is the first amplifier in the world to adopt exclusive INPOL circuitry. The absence of feedback induced the designer to use vacuum tubes with the double intention of obtaining a sound typical of tubes and, from a technical point of view, of...

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Introduction Ahh, power amplifiers. Aside from loudspeakers, they are often the most touted products in the consumer electronics industry, and for good reason. Without them, there would be no music. They are charged with a great deal of responsibility...

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Introduction A fact of life in the high-end world is that amplifiers are heavy, obtrusive square chassis with massive heat sinks. However, that is about to change with the release of Sharp's SM-SX100 1-bit amplifier. The stylish silver chassis with...

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Introduction It wasn't long ago that the advent of Dolby Digital EX and DTS ES in movie theaters gave us hardcore movie buffs another reason to make the pilgrimage to the local cineplex to hear the best in movie sound reproduction. These new audio...

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Classic Orange sound, special style and rugged construction Heavy duty 15 inch Bass Driver Power Handling: 400 Watts RMS, 8 Ohm Speakon and 1/4 inch jack connections Constructed from 13 ply, high density 18 mm birch plywood Side ported design 62 x 51 x...

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Classic Orange sound, special style and rugged construction Heavy duty 4 x 10 inch speakers with crossover and high quality HF horn Speakon and 1/4 inch jack connections Constructed from 13 ply, high density 18 mm birch plywood. 62 x 64 x 46 cm...

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In case you hadn't noticed, the receiver market is proceeding at a breakneck pace. It almost seems as though new models are hitting the store shelves every month. Hardly a year goes by in which each receiver manufacturer doesn't introduce new models,...

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The British Are Coming! The British Are Coming! Arcam's first A/V receiver takes music reproduction quite seriously. After years of lagging behind the colonies, the British are finally taking home theater—er, home cinema—seriously, and British...

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Probably best heard in the context of a Cyrus system, this amp has some great qualities

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In case you hadn't noticed over the last year, the high-end-receiver war is on. With this donnybrook comes a blurring of the formerly distinct line between the bottom end of the separates market and the high end of the receiver market. It used to be...

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Our host alone knew the identities of the four receivers, all parked neatly on a table behind the sofa. We sat in the living room while he worked the controls, and he auditioned them for us in no particular order, dutifully disconnecting and...

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Superb bass cabinet, ideal for use with the Marshall bass amp head and combos Cabinet Type: Bass reflex Speaker Configuration: 1 x 15 inch HF Horn HF Horn switch Impedance: 4 Ohms Power (RMS): 300 Watt Power (Program): 600 Watt Speakon connector x 1...

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The development of this life jacket was based on a high demand for security and ergonomics. It is easy to put on and precisely adjusted with a few hand movements, while promising unlimited freedom of motion during manoeuvres on board. A small...

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