REVIEW: If reducing component count is a priority for you, the Marantz M-CR612 should fit the bill… just add speakers.
Posts in category Amplifiers
Integrated amplifiers, power amplifiers
Luxman LX-380 amplifier – a modern take on the vintage
REVIEW: Luxman blends the old and the new on the LX-380 amplifier, its looks and tubes belying the modern sound.
Naim Supernait 3 integrated amplifier – super in name and sound
REVIEW: Like it or not, a Naim is never boring, especially a super one (or three) like this integrated amp…
Accuphase A-48 – a final-frontier power amp
REVIEW: If you’re looking for the one power amp to keep you company on desert island, the Accuphase A-48 could be it.
Accuphase P-4500 – a power amp with muscle and finesse
REVIEW: A new power amp can bring about impressive sonic enhancements… and the Accuphase P-4500 doesn’t disappoint.
Hegel H390 amplifier and more – Norwegian good
REVIEW: The amplifiers of today are becoming increasingly versatile, and the Hegel H390 shows us what the laggards are lacking…
Nagra Classic Integrated amplifier – precise and engaging
REVIEW: Like Swiss watches, the Nagra Classic Integrated amplifier runs like a finely-tuned machine… not a step out of time.
McIntosh MA252 integrated amplifier – a hybrid with vigour
REVIEW: Nothing like a hybrid to bring out the yearning in our hard-nosed reviewer, who finds the McIntosh MA252 very much to his liking.
Stoner Acoustics UD130 amp/DAC – on a sonic roll
REVIEW: Why stay rooted to the spot? The Stoner Acoustics UD130 makes a case for being mobile and flexible when listening to music.
Primare Prisma I15 – a streaming amp smoothie
REVIEW: It’s getting more difficult to be an amplifier now, multi-tasking is essential. But the Primare Prisma I15 has it down pat.
Cyrus ONE HD – one for all
REVIEW: The Cyrus ONE HD, for the price, could well be the integrated amp for all seasons… digital, analogue and wireless.
Audia Flight FLS10 integrated amp – elegant and well-poised
REVIEW: It took a while, but when the Audia Flight FLS10 finally opened up, our reviewer was taken on the sort of magical and musical journey he wasn’t expecting at first…
Vitus Audio SS-103 stereo power amplifier – resistance is futile
REVIEW: How does a whole lot of amplifier muscle – in weight and watts – sound when refined the Scandinavian way? The Vitus Audio SS-103 Signature answers this question for us…
Accuphase E-470 integrated amplifier – one for a lifetime
REVIEW: When do you say “enough”, when you don’t have megabucks to spend on hi-fi equipment? The Accuphase E-470 integrated amplifier certainly seems to represent that point…
Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum II – is this the one?
REVIEW: The lure of tubes proves too much for our reviewer, just as he was consider a move to solid state… the latest iteration of the Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum amp wove its magic on him.
PS Audio BHK preamp, BHK 250 power amp – the best for the price
REVIEW: It takes a lot to impress a hardened audiophile, but these BHK designs from PS Audio certainly captivated our reviewer for days on end….
Keces Audio S125 power amp – almost a giant killer
REVIEW: Newbie hi-fi outfit Keces Audio surprises our reviewer with its modest-output power amp, the S125, that performs much better than the figures would suggest…
Mark Levinson No585 amp – all-in-one excellence
REVIEW: Big and strong and friendly best describe the Mark Levinson No585 integrated amplifier, a behemoth among its ilk…
Musical Fidelity M6si integrated amp – enjoying the music
REVIEW: Big, strong and friendly… a cliche, yes, but these certainly describe Musical Fidelity’s beefy M6si… the on board phono stage and USB DAC enhanced our reviewer’s experience…
Leben CS600 integrated amp – tube rollers’ delight
REVIEW: Ah, it’s not often that glass and gas (or a lack of) make an appearance here, but the weather’s cooling and perhaps, we do need the warmth of the Leben CS600 for a bit…