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...
Classe Delta CP-500 Stereo Preamplifier Over the years, it’s always been challenging to describe to people what a preamplifier does and why there would be a need for one.To most people, a power amplifier with no volume control, or an...
LSA Group LSA-1 Signature Bookshelf Speakers I like to directly compare my DIY speakers to some of the world’s best designs from time to time, just to take regular whacks at my ego. In my test rig, I’ve got a...
Review of the Harbeth 40.1 Speakers 3-way Monitors w/ Stands I’m finally getting around to writing this blog post, a few months removed from one of the more impressive feats of a speaker that I’ve witnessed.The Music Room is the...
Mark Levinson No. 585 Stereo Integrated Amplifier Sometimes things… click. I witnessed this morning with this Mark Levinson No. 585 “do-everything” integrated amplifier as I hauled its massive chassis up onto the test bench. Mark Levinson, and perhaps the rest...
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 the experienced, but something...
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...
