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Receiver & Amplifier Reviews

Updated: Dec 12, 2024 16:25
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Chord Mezzo 140

Two's Company..

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Pass Laboratories XP-10 and XP-20

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

2 expert reviews

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Cambridge 640 R

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 Halo P7 Multi Channel Audio Preamp

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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Musical Fidelity Supercharger 550k

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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Putting the "V" in Your AVR

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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McIntosh MC-207

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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Pioneer Susano SC-LX90

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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Integra DTR-8.8 A/V Receiver

Eric Dolphy is still playing off the thumb drive as I finish this piece. Oh, right, that's why I got into this business.

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Denon AVR-888 A/V Receiver

Never has the field been so full of top-quality A/V Receivers and the competition is fierce among the top manufacturers for these types of components. It used to be that low-end models kept costs down by eliminating features and seriously compromising...

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Aqvox Phono 2 Ci, Holfi Vitalus, SAC gamma

Keep on with the good work.

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Thule Audio Spirit IA350B Integrated Amp and Space DVA250B DVD/CD Player

In the past two decades, a slow evolution has taken place in audio, as top-notch designers come more and more to understand the nature of the beasts they are working with. Today it is not hard to put together a system that is clean and musical, and...

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JungSon JA 88D Luxury

Jungson’s JA-88D looks like a power amplifier but it’s not. It appears that Jungson was caught out by a high consumer demand for integrated amplifiers at a time when it was primarily producing separate pre and power amplifiers. The company...

3 expert reviews

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Cayin A-55 T

Despite minor shortcomings, an amp that can be a very rewarding listen

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Classe CA-M400 Amplifiers

The CA-M400 is primarily about control, something it exerts in a remarkably calm yet revealing fashion. Some will feel that this sounds like a lack of dynamics but in truth it means that the amp can deliver all the required power without having to...

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Meridian G61

Both the G61 and G55 are in Meridian's lower priced (for them) G-Series line. Nevertheless, these are high performance, audiophile quality products. Their handsome exteriors, available in either black or brushed aluminum, are built to fortress-like...

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Plinius SA-201

The Tuatoro is one of the more “tweakable” of the high-end preamps I've auditioned. This could be viewed as extraneous, but I did not find that to be the case. It allows any user to experiment and tune the Tautoro for his own system and personal...

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Marantz SR96000 Receiver

Marantz' sales lit asks whether this is an audiophile's AVR or a videophile's AVR. Of course this is their way of saying it intends to be both, and they might well be right. This AVR boasts ample power, a typically Marantz overbuilt chassis and power...

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Xetec Gravity 8G-1000

Products engineered in Germany have always held a fascination for me. Whether it's the quirky styling of a German motorcycle...

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Sunfire TGP-5 Pre/Pro and TGA-5400 Amplifier

While Sunfire's Bob Carver isn't quite the household name that Apple's Steve Jobs is, he absolutely qualifies as a bona fide audio legend. Carver's greatest hits range from his early high-power amplifier, the 350-watt-per-channel Phase Linear 700, to...

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Sony STR-7100ES Receiver: Coming Attraction

$2,000 170-Watts x 7 into 8 ohms Processing Modes: DD, DD-EX, ProLogicIIx, Dolby Virtual Speaker, Dolby Headphone, DTS, DTS-ES/Discrete/Matrix/Neo: 6, DTS 24/96 Features We Like: HDMI, component and i.LINK switching, transcoding of analog video to...

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Adcom GFR-700HD

Price: $2,899 Channels/Power: 7x125W Decoding: DD, DD EX, ProLogic IIx, DTS, DTS-ES Discrete/Matrix/Neo:6 Ins and Outs: Six digital audio inputs, dual HDMI inputs, four component inputs, RS-232, 12V triggers Highlights: HDMI switching with transcoding...

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Audio Research VSi55

The VSi55, ARC's lowest priced tube amp/preamp combo at $2995, demonstrates that high-priced technology can trickle down to a more affordable price point in the hands of a manufacturer who really cares.

4 expert reviews

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Pioneer VSX 74TXVi

Integrating iPod and XM support is a natural extension of the AVR paradigm, as is HDMI switching. Add i.LINK connectivity and effective automatic setup, and you’ve got a blockbuster that’s hard to beat at this—or even a much higher—price.

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