Amplifiers

Ray Seda has posted a review of the Merrill Audio Veritas monoblock amplifiers ($12,000/pair) at Dagogo. His conclusions: “The Merrill Audio Veritas challenges audiophiles on many fronts. It is a high-end, high performance power amplifier with an MSRP of $12,000/pair and it must be judged in these absolute terms without the crutch or footnote...
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Wilfried Kress has posted a review of the Accuphase A-200 monoblock amplifier at Hi-Fi and Records magazine. His conclusions: “With the A-200 Accuphase has completed its reference line of audio components. The unique Class-A mono amplifiers are definitely on par with the preamplifier C-3800 and the digital combination DP-900 /DC-901. Together with the outstanding...
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Srajan Ebaen has posted a review of the JOB 225 stereo amplifier ($1495) at 6moons. His conclusions: “In this light, could it actually be the world’s best small amp ever made as Job/Goldmund assert so calmly in their owner’s manual? Only the audiophile in the sky has that answer. Here on earth I don’t...
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Frank Iacone has posted a review of the Woo Audio WA7 Fireflies Hube DAC headphone amplifier ($999) at Dagogo. His conclusions: “The Woo WA7 Fireflies is priced at $999 factory direct. It is well worth the asking price. It is innovative, the design is flawless, and it is also a super-attractive piece of audio...
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Greg Borrowman has posted a review of the Bryston B135 SST² integrated amplifier ($4695) at AVGuide. His conclusions: “Here in Australia, Bryston prices recently dropped, presumably at least in part because of the continued strength of the Australian dollar, so there’s never been a better time to buy a Bryston product. And when you...
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Ron Doering has posted a review of the Ayon Orion II integrated amplifier ($3910) at The Absolute Sound. His conclusions: “There are so many reasons to recommend this amplifier: fabulous sonics, world-class build-quality, a manufacturer that seems to really care about what it is doing, how it is doing it, and has its customers’...
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Vade Forrester has posted a review of the KR Audio VA340 Mk.II integrated amplifier ($9750) at UltraAudio. His conclusions: “The VA340 Mk.II integrated amplifier was one of the best-sounding amplifiers I’ve heard in my system. Powerful yet delicate, it had a complex tonal palette and that legendary SET palpability. It doesn’t have a lot...
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Andrew Marshall has posted a review of the Bryston B135 SST² integrated amplifier ($4695) at Audio Ideas Guide. His conclusions: “Aside from its relative power limitations, this integrated amplifier fitted into my system perfectly, with just a bit less flexibility than my separate preamp and power amps. I recommend it in all its variations...
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Neil Gader has posted a review of the Vitus Audio RI-100 integrated amplifier ($13,000) at The Absolute Sound. His conclusions: “However, this story isn’t over. The RI-100 will fulfill its destiny—filling those empty red-sealed slots on its back panel— when the optional DAC and phono modules become available. Said to be retrofittable in the...
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Wojciech Pacula has posted a review of the Ayre AX-5 integrated amplifier ($9950) at High Fidelity. His conclusions: “But there are no perfect devices, and this is a “mere” integrated amplifier, not event pretending to be one of the top line Ayre designs. Despite all of this, it is a complete offer with an...
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Robert J. Reina has posted a review of the Audio Research Reference 75 power amplifier ($9000) at Stereophile. His conclusions: “The Reference 75 touched me on a deeply personal level. I enjoyed listening to music so much through it that every time I entered the listening room and saw its silvery hulk beckoning to...
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Wojciech Pacula has posted a review of the Octave V 110 integrated amplifier (~€6000) at High Fidelity. His conclusions: “The V110, however, is not only an integrated, which frees us from having to buy an external preamp, but successfully demonstrates to us what can be done with the high output power of the KT120...
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John E. Johnson, Jr. has posted a review of the Emotiva XPR-1 monoblock power amplifier ($1499) at Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity. His conclusions: “High power, high build quality, beauty, great sound, and very affordable. Five attributes that every manufacturer strives for. Emotiva achieves them all in the XPR-1.” You can read...
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