Stereophile’s “Sounds Like? An Audio Glossary” describes the term inner detail as “The sonic subtleties within a complex program signal, reproducible only by a system having high resolution.” As in, when the music is playing, and the layers become many,...
Speaker-amp synergy is a tough thing to get a handle on. If you’re listening, like I am, to a pair of speakers you’ve made, you can understand their character and limitations fully and even still be surprised by the synergy...
Pass Labs X150.8 Stereo Power Amplifier Speaking with my audio buddy about speaker driver linearity last night, I found myself asking a fundamental question that sprang to mind.We’re making speakers lately, and the new design is more right and honest,...
PrimaLuna ProLogue Four Stereo Tube Power Amplifier Let’s talk about the difference between tubes at a bargain versus the no-holds-barred approach.The magic of tubes is real, and while it’s easy to say that, the fact remains that you can hear...
Jeff Rowland Model 8 Stereo Power Amplifier When you turn on a mega-sized amplifier, you expect to hear or feel something. Relays clicking, house lights dimming, maybe a tiny thump through the monkey coffins*. But see, that’s what I would...
Audio Mirror 45 Watt Parallel SET monoblocks When 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.” This album is recorded crisply and is...
Vitus Audio RS-100 Stereo Power Amplifier Depth. That’s what you get with a good A/B amp that you can’t quite touch with even the most excellent Class D.Sorry, it’s the truth. Most Class A/B amps on most loads at most...
B&K Reference 200.2 S2 Stereo Power Amplifier Warm is a strange adjective to use to describe the way something looks, or the way it sounds.Does “warmth” play a role in the highest caliber audio systems? Or does its implied deviation...
D’Agostino Momentum S250 Stereo Power Amplifier Mr. Dan D’Agostino has cornered the “heirloom watch” market for amplifiers in this country, I’m pretty sure.At TMR, we see designs from all over the world and from different points in audio history. And...
