The Gearhead

Few things bring me more soothing and joy at this time in my life than my newfound ritual of listening to music in the dark with headphones for the last 30 minutes before I go to bed. I started doi…

I performed listening tests across three different HiFi systems. In each system, the same preamplifier was used to compare against the SPL Elector: a $6K PS Audio BHK Signature tube/solid-state hyb…

When looking at the SPL Elector, it is hard to find a good reason this preamplifier is priced where it is, and this sense is amplified at first listen. I'll get to the listening in a moment, but fi…

The Music Room has been a gold standard in the used HiFi market for almost a decade, but close observers have also seen us pick up new product brands one-by-one over the last few years. We focus o…

I will get right to the point. Audiophiles looking for a diamond-in-the-rough analog preamplifier need to know about the Elector from Germany’s Sound Performance Lab. In trading a little bling and…