Receiver & Amplifier Reviews

If it seems like we've left a bit out - we have. More than a bit. The AVR-A100 has just about everything on the market. There is support for all the latest HD audio formats (DTS HD, TrueHD), all the latest DSPs (including Audyssey Dynamic EQ/Volume,...

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For the most part, we review single items. Rarely do we conduct a system review. But that's what we're doing this time. There's a good reason to. After all Pioneer ...

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Victoria 2 is a vastly detailed strategy game, although its sheer depth and open-ended nature can be bewildering to begin with. Stick with it, though, and you'll find the control mechanisms are actually quite streamlined, and steering a great (or...

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Once upon a time, in the peak glory days of car audio, several brands stood out among all others. Phoenix Gold was one of...

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The Sherwood Newcastle R-972 A/V receiver is the first to include a new player in auto setup and room correction technology. Say hello to the Trinnov Optimizer. Nearly two years after it was first announced, the R-972 has arrived. After endless...

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The ECP 1 is a very nice phono preamp at a very attractive price. I can imagine it really sounding great in a system with a Rega or Clearaudio turntable, a nice integrated amp, the ECP 1, and a pair of speakers something like the B&Ws I listen to it...

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Audio Research's Reference line had been without a phono-stage since 2005, when the Reference Phono 1 Pre-amplifier was discontinued. The PH7 was released shortly thereafter and garnered rave reviews over the last three years, but vinyl aficionados...

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A £515 power amp with the ability to work in Class A makes the Swedish-made XTZ an attractive proposition, says Richard Black

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Amps, Preamps, etc

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Last month, I wrote about the Marantz SA-11S2 SACD player and felt it was another superb component from a company with an excellent track record in audiophile gear.  I was ...

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Thank you for searching out Australian HI-FI Magazine’s equipment review and laboratory test of the Marantz PM-KI-Pearl Integrated Amplifier originally published in Australian Hi-Fi Magazine, May/June 2010 (Volume 41 Number 3).

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Pass Labs is renown for their high end preamplifiers and power amplifiers, but they also have integrated amplifiers as well, which include the INT-30A and the INT-150. Here, we review the INT-150, which, as you can imagine from the model number,...

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From a brand with a long pedigree, the Mystro could well be the answer to all your amplifier needs

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Since one of our Best Custom Trucks uses this amp in its audio system we thought readers might appreciate reading this review...

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If I have any reservations with the RD-7503 it comes down to documentation. The typical user of this receiver will either be someone new to home theater or someone upgrading from an older product. Given that audience, I would like to see the...

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Integra's 7.1 channel, THX Ultra 2 Plus certified DTR-9.9 receiver is incredibly complete in its feature set. Receiving a great deal of positive coverage, reviews often stated that the biggest downside to the DTR-9.9 was that it offered too much,...

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Two's Company..

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Pass Laboratories exhibited its high-end XP-10 and XP-20 2-channel preamplifiers which feature Pass Labs signature beveled billet aluminum front panels.

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This pairing rocked in it's original guise, and now they're both even better, the amp especially. As a team I have no idea what you might prefer in their price bracket - they just seem ridiculously competent.

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Parasound has introduced a $2000 audio only preamp designed for soundpurists seeking superior low-noise performance from classic stereo sources aswell as multichannel music and movies from Blu-ray, DVD-Audio,and SACD players. It will be marketed in the...

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For some years, Musical Fidelity's Antony Michaelson has been banging on about the need for more power than has been considered necessary by the audio community. It wasn't just the single-ended triode brigade that incensed him, with claims for the......

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While many new technologies have been incorporated into A/V receivers over the last few years, perhaps the biggest change we've seen in these traditionally audio-based components is the inclusion of advanced video processing. Just a few years ago,...

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Introduction There are some products and/or brands that seemingly need no introduction. McIntosh is at the top of the list. Throughout the 1970s, McIntosh was the iconic symbol of all things good and high-end when it came to two-channel music. Today,...

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The Pioneer Susano SC-LX90 home theatre amplifier is simply excellent in just about every way. Unless you simply, absolutely, must have radio, you're unlikely to be disappointed. Except, now that I think about it, can you still purchase a separate...

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