Elite Audio Partner With Manley Laboratories
Elite Audio have added another international Hifi brand to their UK distribution portfolio, Manley Laboratories, who are well known for their vacuum tube Hifi equipment and pro studio gear.
Tag: Valve Amplifier
Cary Launch SLI-80 Heritage Series Amplifier
Cary Audio have launched a new version of their SLI-80 integrated amplifier. The new SLI-80HS (Heritage Series) maintains the integrity of its predecessor. Its circuit uses very little feedback which gives it, say Cary, “incredible transparency and detail in the music while providing bass texture and impact that belies its rated power output”.
Blumenhofer Acoustics Return To The High End
After one year of absence, Blumenhofer Acoustics are back at the Munich High End 2019.
AirTight At High End Munich 2019
AirTight will be exhibiting in two rooms at the High End show this year.
KR Audio Kronzilla At Munich
Czech Republic based KR Audio are known to audiophiles everywhere for their high end valves and audio equipment.
EAT C Sharp Turntable, E-Glo S Phono-stage and LPS Power Supply
Janine Elliot has previously reviewed the EAT C Sharp turntable, but now it’s available in a supercharged package with its own phonostage and power supply. The combo is £6494 in the UK, but is it worth the extra lolly?
REVIEW – DIMD PP10 Integrated Valve Amplifier
John Scott is introduced to the DIMD PP10 and falls a little in love with a Latvian beauty.
DIMD PP10 Integrated Valve Amplifier
John Scott is introduced to the DIMD PP10 and falls a little in love with a Latvian beauty.
Serbian Custom Hifi Event Trstenik 2019
On 24th of March in Trstenik, Serbia, at the headquarters of Supreme-Analog, there will be presentation of Serbian Hifi scene. Some of the brands will be well known to you, but there are also many brands that those of us outside of Serbia have yet to discover…safe to say, the Serbian Hifi scene looks very lively […]
New Egg-Shell Valve Amplifiers
Encore Seven, a Polish manufacturer of valve amplifiers known under the brand EGG-SHELL officially presented their new models during the Audio Video Show exhibition in Warsaw in November 2018.
Audio Note UK At Bristol Hifi Show
This coming weekend, Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th February, Audio Note (UK) will be attending the Bristol HiFi Show. They will be demonstrating the following system in Room 402 on the 4th Floor:
Voxativ Hagen Absolut System
Voxativ, of Berlin, Germany, are well known for their full-range drivers, high end loudspeakers and gorgeously designed valve electronics.
Ming Da Piccolo MM Integrated Amplifier Gets First Show At Bristol
Visitors to Bristol will be able to hear the Ming da Piccolo MM, an integrated amplifer, but with the addition of built in Valve Phonostage, for the first time.
Auris Audio Euterpe Headphone Amplifier Released
Auris Audio has launched Euterpe, a new high end valve headphone amplifier.
REVIEW – Synthesis Soprano Integrated Valve Amplifier With DAC
A valve amp at 1300 Euros sounds like a bit of a bargain. Add to the package an onboard phonostage and DAC and this Italian package starts to look even more attractive. Adam Billingham takes this latin beauty for a spin.
Leben CS600X Stereo Integrated Valve Amplifier Released
Leben Hifi Stereo Company is a Japanese manufacturer of tube/valve amplifiers. The designer and owner of Leben is Mr. Taku Hyodo who has been ranked as one of the top eight tube audio design engineers in Japan.
Synthesis Soprano Integrated Valve Amplifier With DAC
A valve amp at 1300 Euros sounds like a bit of a bargain. Add to the package an onboard phonostage and DAC and this Italian package starts to look even more attractive. Adam Billingham takes this latin beauty for a spin.
Roehrenschmiede Comet And Rocket Valve Pre-Amplifier And Power Amplifier
Roehrenschmiede means ‘The Tube Forge’ and is a small, valve amplifier manufacturer from Krefeld, Germany, who make a handmade and personalised, high end, all-tube stereo amplifier, called Rocket and pre-amp called Comet.
Cayin A-845 Pro (UK) 25th Anniversary Integrated Amplifier
The Cayin A-845 Pro 25th Anniversary Integrated Amplifier is expected to arrive in the UK, with Audio Emotion, in March 2019 and will retail at £7990.
TAGA Harmony New Flagship Hybrid Integrated Amplifier HTA-2500B
TAGA Harmony, a European manufacturer of speakers and audio electronics, has launched their new flagship hybrid integrated amplifier HTA-2500B.
Brand New Western Electric WE 91E 300B Valve Amplifier
2018 saw Western Electric get their much loved 300B valves back into production, plus the brand has also made great progress with a new integrated amplifier, the 91E.
Copland CTA408 Integrated Amplifier
The Copland CTA408 Integrated Amplifier, from the Danish high end manufacturer, is intended for those who prefer the ease of a single chassis amplification, still wanting the performance of separates. It has separate MC and MM phono inputs, Monitoring in/outputs, Headphone amplifier and a start-up procedure that helps prolong the tube life.
McIntosh Celebrate 70th Anniversary With Limited Edition Commemorative System
McIntosh, founded by Frank McIntosh, a.k.a. “Mr. Mac”, in 1949, will be celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2019. To commemorate this milestone, McIntosh has announced a special 70th Anniversary Limited Edition Commemorative System.
New Italian Brand Pegaso Announce First Product
New Italian audio brand Pegaso may be just a year old, but already it comes with decades of design expertise and a wealth of hi-fi know-how, thanks to the company’s family tree. The new brand plans to specialise purely on valve-based electronics. First ‘out of the stable’ is the P50A integrated amplifier.
REVIEW – The KR Audio VA350i Integrated Amp
The KR Audio VA350i amp is hand-built, as are its enormous tubes, in Prague and it costs £11 500 in the UK and €12 900 in Europe. Stuart Smith takes a listen.
The KR Audio VA350i Integrated Amp
The KR Audio VA350i amp is hand-built, as are its enormous tubes, in Prague and it costs £11 500 in the UK and €12 900 in Europe. Stuart Smith takes a listen.
Cary Audio Introduces The CAD-805 Reference Series Vacuum Tube Monoblock Power Amplifier
The Cary Audio CAD-805 vacuum tube monoblock power amplifier has been in continuous production since 1993. The CAD-805 has experienced several generational updates in its long, history. To CARY on the tradition (pun intended), Cary are introducing the latest generation of the CAD-805, the CAD-805 Reference Series (RS).
Cary Audio Introduces The SLI-100 Vacuum Tube Integrated Amplifier
For 20 years, Cary Audio have been making their SLI-80 vacuum tube integrated amplifier. It’s had many variants over the years, some enhancements under the hood and some in style.