The Acute CD player is reborn. When designing the new EAR Acute Classic, Audio Designer Tim de Paravicini took inspiration from the original EAR Acute. Building on its virtues, his all-new design was built from the ground up to provide an improved listening experience. An elegant design and EAR’s extensive knowledge, amassed over a thirty-year…
What an exciting time it is for analog playback! At a time when people thought it would be long-since dead, LP playback, like the legendary Phoenix, rises far above the digital domain. This is truly its golden age. LP playback technology has never been more vital. One might be grateful that digital playback has improved…
What’s remarkable about the Nagra BPS phono stage is not its small size, although that’s certainly attention-grabbing. instead, it’s the circuitry and well-considered features that are squeezed into this hand-sized chassis that make the BPS noteworthy. The BPS uses essentially the same circuit as Nagra’s VPS phono stage, but it omits the VPS’s tubes. Like…
We have acquired a great number of technologies for improvement of sound quality through the development of our flagship model, C-1000f. Such technologies have been integrated into newly appeared C-800f, a masterpiece of control amplifier. Our original feedback circuit, ODNF, is introduced into C-800f, which is version 2.4 as the same as used in C-1000f.…
Luxman’s emphasis is on reproducing natural music, with lots of warmth, detail; not frightening it into scaring up non-existent detail, which is sometimes described as etched. Luxman’s engineer’s are fanatical in their attention to detail; while they spend a lot of time analyzing how components perform on their test equipment, the final arbiter is the…
Puccini is a revelation – a high end system in one box – combining the aesthetics of the Paganini with all of our upsampling, DAC, clocking and CD/SACD player technology in a single, easy to set up unit which delivers unbeatable performance. Built to the highest specifications, Puccini features a sleek solid aluminium fascia, high…
Manufactured in Pittsburgh, PA and priced at just $79.99 CAD (same price as in the US !) it is the ultimate affordable and easy to use record cleaning device for everyone’s budget. And it really works ! Don’t just take my word for it. Here’s what some of the audio industry’s most reputable critics have…
In 1981 Audible Illusions began production of the first Modulus preamplifier. Almost instantly, it became known as a breakthrough component setting new standards for sonic performance and reliability. Four years later, Audible Illusions introduced the Modulus 2 which carried the promise even further, quickly becoming one of the best-selling tube preamplifiers ever made. With the…
Manual turntable with 10″ precision tonearm and equipment base Pro-Ject Ground it deluxe Good sound from sound technology • Tonearm bearing comprises inverted hardened stainless tips in ABEC7 spec ballraces • Headshell and conical armtube formed from a single carbon fibre workpiece • Armtube allows adjustment of needle azimuth despite fixed headshell • Vertical tracing…
The Black Ravioli system can help you to redefine the performance of your system to levels you would not have though possible and do it in a structured, cost effective way. The products function and simple form allows it to be used across a wide range of equipment and system applications. The following goals were…