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These reviews are of equipment that I have either owned or had in the system for an extended period of time. Please feel free to quote all or part of the content, although this license requires that you include a link to the original review. I welcome your feedback on anything you see here.

Important Notes:
1. These reviews include opinions, reactions, and feelings about equipment that may be valid only in the context of my system during the review period.
2. Some of the reviews are based on component comparisons that may or may not be relevant in a different environment.
3. Over the course of time and experience, most people's ability to evaluate audio components improves, and I reserve the right, but assume no obligation to update a component's rating based on new information. Call it my Continuous Improvement Program.
4. And most important:  YOUR MILEAGE MAY VARY!!!

A 10 LP rating means it does not take any work on your part for the component to take you "there", musically. (See The Purpose of Home Audio for the definition of "there".) You should feel part of the music within 5 minutes of sitting down. Every time. A rating of 1 LP means sound comes out of something. Any component receiving a rating of 8 or greater is recommended for your audition.

NEW FEATURE: MINI REVIEWS, starting with the Placette Active LineStage Preamplifier, are for those components that I have auditioned in my system but, due to limited time with a product time or other issues, do not warrant a full review. MINI REVIEWS are presented to give you pertinent information about a product that may help with your buying decision, but should not carry the same weight as a full review.

 

 

And now, on to the reviews. These are sorted chronologically with the most recent on top.

 

Cary Audio SA-200.2 Stereo Power Amplifier

Modwright KWA 150 Signature Edition Stereo Power Amplifier - mini-review

Mark Levinson No326S Preamplifier with Phono

SOTA Satellite Turntable & Origin Live Zephyr Tonearm

Rogue Ares Phono Preamplifier

Audio Horizons TP2.3SvB Preamplifier

Fritzspeakers REV5 Loudspeakers

Aesthetix Calypso Signature Preamplifier & Atlas Stereo Power Amplifier

Miyajima Kansui Moving Coil Phono Cartridge

Gallo Strada Reference Speakers and TR-3 Subwoofers

VPI Classic Turntable

YG Acoustics Kipod Main Modules Loudspeakers

Bryston 3B SST2, 4B SST2 and 7B SST2 Power Amplifiers

Weiss DAC2 Digital-to-Analog Converter

Audio Research LS26, Bel Canto e.one PRe3, and McIntosh C220 Preamplifiers

Audience Adept Response aR2p-TO Power Conditioner

PS Audio AV Power Conditioner 5000

Merlin TSM-MMe Loudspeakers

Jones Audio PA-M300 Power Amplifiers

Velodyne Optimum-12 Subwoofers

Prism Orpheus Digital Interface

Element Signature Apollo Speaker Cables

Two Power Cables - Element Stealth "es" & PS Audio PerfectWave AC-10

Bob’s Devices Moving Coil Step-Up Transformer

AQVOX Phono 2CI Mk. II Phono Preamplifier

Marantz SA-7S1 and Cary 306 Professional CD/SACD Players

Nuforce Reference 9 V2 SE Power Amplifiers

Spread Spectrum Technologies Ampzilla 2000 Amplifier

Dali Euphonia RS3 Loudspeakers

Marantz MA-9S2 Reference Series Power Amplifiers

Pass Labs X250.5 Stereo Power Amplifier

Miyajima Shilabe Moving Coil Phono Cartridge

Wyred4Sound ST1000 Stereo Power Amplifier

JL Audio Fathom F112 Subwoofers

Balanced Audio Technology VK-220 & VK-250SE Power Amplifiers

Halcro MC20 Power Amplifier

NAD C315BEE Integrated Amplifier

PS Audio Digital Link III D/A Converter with Cullen Circuits Stage 4 Modification

Benz Ebony LP Phono Cartridge & Tri-Planar VII Tonearm

Cary Audio Design SLI 80 and Bel Canto e.One S300i Integrated Amplifiers

Audience Au24 "e" Loudspeaker Cables

Five Balanced Cables

Harbeth Monitor 30 Loudspeakers

Benchmark DAC1 D/A Converter - Stock or Modified?

Koetsu Jade Moving Coil Phono Cartridge - mini-review

Audio Horizons TP 8.0sMCpn Phono and TP 2.1RnB Line Preamplifiers

SOTA Cosmos Series IV Vacuum Turntable

Benz Micro MC20 E2 Moving Coil Phono Cartridge

ModWright SWLP 9.0SE Preamplifier

Zyx UNIverse MC Phono Cartridge

VPI Scoutmaster Turntable with JMW-9 Signature Tonearm

EVS 500M Power Amplifiers

Spendor S5e Loudspeakers

EAR 88PB Phono Preamplifier

Denon DL 103R Moving Coil Phono Cartridge

Rogue Audio Metis Preamplifier

Placette Active Line Stage Preamplifier - MINI REVIEW

Dodd Audio Battery-Powered Preamplifier

Response Audio Bella EXtreme 100 Mono Bloc Amplifiers

Grado Sonata and Benz-Micro Glider Phono Cartridges

PS Audio GCC-500 & Underwood HiFi-modified GCC-250 Control Amplifiers

Roksan Radius V Turntable and Nima Tonearm

van den Hul Condor XCM and XGM MC Phono Cartridges

Slinkylinks Interconnect & Speaker Cables

Gallo Reference 3.1 Loudspeaker

Origin Live Conqueror Tonearm and VTAF

PS Audio GCPH Phono Preamplifier: To Mod or Not

Art Audio Vinyl 1 Phono Preamplifier

Audience Au24 Loudspeaker Cables

Ortofon Jubilee, Kontrapunkt A & B Phono Cartridges

PS Audio Resolution Reference and Transcendent Interconnect Cables

Audioquest LeoPard Phono Cable

Audio Research PH5 Phono Preamplifier

Cary 500MB Power Amplifier

PS Audio Ultimate Outlet vs. Shunyata Hydra 2 Power Conditioners

Placette Passive Line Stage Preamplifier

Capacitors: Sonic Craft Gen 1 vs. VH Audio V-Cap OIMP vs. RELCAP Multicap vs. Munforf Silver/Oil

PS Audio xStream Resolution Reference Speaker Cables

Quicksilver V4 Amplifiers

Balanced Audio Technology VK-31SE Preamplifier

Zyx Airy 3x-SB Moving Coil Cartridge

Graham IC70 vs. Hovland MG2 Phono Cables

Audio Electronic Supply AE-3 DJH Preamplifier

Oritek X-1 Interconnect Cables

Nordost Valkyrja & Valhalla Interconnect Cables

Final Model 500 Electrostatic Loudspeakers

B&W Nautilus 804 Loudspeaker

Balanced Audio Technology VK-300xSE Integrated Amplifier

Sonic Frontiers Phono 1SE Phono Preamplifier

BAT VK-P5 and VK-P20 Phono Preamplifiers

Conrad Johnson Premier 15 Series 2 Phono Preamplifier with Jensen MC Transformers

Shelter 90x Moving Coil Cartridge

Aurum Cantus Leisure 2 SE Loudspeakers

Cary PH-302 Phono Preamplifier

PS Audio HCA-2 Power Amplifier

Cary 300SEI Integrated Amplifier

Antique Sound Labs 1006-845(DT) Power Amplifier

Tom Evans Groove and Microgroove+ Phono Preamplifiers

Audio Research LS16 mk. 2 and LS25 mk. 2 Line Stage Preamplifiers

Koetsu Rosewood Signature Platinum Moving Coil Cartridge

Bryston 3B SST Stereo Power Amplifier

Atmasphere MP3 Preamplifier with Jensen MC Transformers

Window Cable Special Interconnect and Special Phono Cables

Acoustic Zen Satori vs. Hologram II Speaker Cables

VPI Aries turntable with SME V Tonearm and SDS Controller

Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8 Speaker Cables

Koetsu Black, Rosewood, Rosewood Signature, and Urushi Moving Coil Cartridges

CAT Ultimate Preamplifier

Shelter 501 mk. II Phono Cartridge

Harmonic Technology Pro-Silway mk. II Interconnects

Shelter 901 MC Phono Cartridge

Bel Canto Evo 200.2 Amplifier

Analysis Plus Oval 9 and Silver Oval Speaker Cables

Van den Hul Black Beauty Phono Cartridge

Harmonic Technology Truth Link Interconnects

REL Strata III Subwoofer (with follow-up to Stadium II review)

EAR 834P Phono Preamplifier

Well-Tempered Reference Turntable

JPS Superconductor Speaker Cables

Merlin VSM-SE Speakers

Sony XA7ES CD Player

Atmasphere M60 mk. II.2 Amplifiers

REL Stadium II Subwoofer

Classe CA-150 Amplifier

Dunlavy SC-III Speakers

B&W 802 Series 2 Speakers

Aerial 10T Speakers


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