The Gearhead

B&W ASW855 15" Powered Subwoofer Sometimes in life, we have to find things out the hard way. We all hope to have a perfect track record of learning from others’ mistakes or heeding the advice of…

Jeff Rowland Model 8 Stereo Power Amplifier When you turn a mega-sized amplifier on, you expect to hear or feel something. Relays clicking, house lights dimming, maybe a tiny thump through the monke…

Pass Labs X150.8 Stereo Power AmplifierSpeaking with my audio buddy about speaker driver linearity last night, I found myself asking a basic question that sprung to mind. We’re making speakers la…

Audio Mirror 45 Watt Parallel SET monoblocksWhen I’m trying to test a component’s handling of high frequencies, personally, I go first to The Funky Knuckles’ New Birth and the track “Wise Willis.” Thi…

Vitus Audio RS-100 Stereo Power AmplifierDepth. That’s what you get with a good A/B amp that you just can’t quite touch with even the most excellent Class D. Sorry, it’s the truth. Most Class A/B…