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Audience Studio ONE RCA + XLR Interconnect Cable Review
The sound quality (or lack thereof) of any recorded music reproduction system is entirely dependent on the quality of the electrical signal flowing through it. If the flow of electrons is polluted by A/C line hash, [...]
McIntosh MA12000 2-Channel Hybrid Integrated Amplifier Review
McIntosh Laboratory Inc. (McIntosh) is one of the corner-stone brands in high-end audio. The company was founded in 1949, in Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. prior to moving to Binghamton, NY in 1951, where it still resides [...]
Sonus faber Adds 2 New Lumina Collections Speakers
Sonus faber has just announced the continuation of its acclaimedLumina collection with the addition of two models: The Lumina II and The Lumina V. The premiere Lumina models represent a simple, balanced combination offering the ability [...]
Rotel A14 MkII Integrated Amplifier: A New Middleweight Contender?
Rotel has built a strong reputation for long term listening satisfaction over their 60+ year history, consistently earning high recommendation from critics and veteran audiophiles alike. They offer a broad product catalogue to satisfy the needs [...]
Rotel Intros 3 New MKII Integrated Amplifiers: A14 MKII, RA-1572 MKII & RA-1592 MKII
Rotel has just announced that it will be releasing new, upgraded versions of its award-winning integrated amplifiers with the MKII designation. The new models include circuit design innovations and component level changes in key circuit locations, [...]
Sonus faber Lumina I Loudspeakers Review
Sonus faber Lumina I: Sanctuary in a Small Package I’ll bet that I’m not the only music lover who has lusted after a pair of Sonus faber’s reference speakers. My love-at-first-sight moment came at the 2010 [...]
Pro-Ject Debut Carbon EVO Turntable Review
In the era of growing digital music adoption, many people predicted vinyl enthusiasts along with the format itself to quickly fade away. The 90’s represented these “dark days”. However despite these predictions, in 1991 a company [...]
Product News: McIntosh MCD85 SACD/CD Player
Immerse yourself in your music with the new McIntosh MCD85 SACD/CD Player. The MCD85 with its open chassis design is not only a serious piece of music hardware, but it shows that you are serious about [...]
Furutech NCF Booster A/C Cable Holder and NCF Booster-Brace Review
Hunter S. Thompson once posited: “When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.” To cynics and non-audiophiles, the very idea of potentially improving an audio system with posh “tweaks” is beyond weird. Skeptics and non-believers [...]
Product News: Sonus faber Maxima Amator Loudspeaker
Sonus faber has just revealed the Maxima Amator, a two-way loudspeaker that merges two drivers to achieve a unique emotion with the maximum representation of natural sound. The two-way concept, often considered the purest system achievable [...]
Swan Song Audio Mini Phono: Phono Preamplifier + USB ADC Review
Swan Song Audio is a Tulsa, Oklahoma manufacturer that has been building its reputation since 2013 as a boutique, built-to-order audiophile brand. We, at the NOVO magazine, were first exposed to the brand, when Glen Wagenknecht [...]
Dynamique Audio digital interconnect reviews: Three silver bullets for your digital front end
Music’s ability to hijack our perception of time is one of its most fascinating powers. I had a clear demonstration of time expansion during a drive home from Ottawa. With the cruise control set and Chris [...]
Estelon Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary By Updating Its Iconic Speakers
This year Estelon celebrates its 10th anniversary. This milestone marks a decade of passionate research and development. A decade of a desire to broaden the horizons in pursuit of perfection. Estelon is announcing the Classic Collection [...]
Product News: MayFly Audio Systems MF-201A – World’s 1st Loudspeaker to Incorporate Skyline Diffusers
Mayfly Audio Systems, the Canadian audiophile loudspeaker company led by Chief Designer Trevor May, launched earlier this year and to fanfare. And it’s no wonder. May is an accomplished electrical engineer with decades of experience designing [...]
Product News: McIntosh MX100 Processor and MI347 7-Channel Amplifier
McIntosh has just announced two exciting new products - the MX100 A/V Processor and MI347 7-Channel Amplifier. The MX100 and MI347 represent a streamlined approach to McIntosh's home theater range of products. Designed to be heard [...]
Product News: McIntosh MA12000 Hybrid Integrated Amplifier
The McIntosh MA12000 Integrated Amplifier is a product of uncompromising audio engineering and expert craftsmanship. The company's most powerful integrated amplifier ever, the feature rich MA12000 offers 350 Watts per channel of clean, high performance power [...]
PrimaLuna EVO 200 Integrated Amplifier Review
Over the years, I’ve been able to hear PrimaLuna products at both shows and dealer showrooms and have always been impressed, yet, I’ve never had the chance to bring one home. Living now in Dublin, I [...]
Product News: Bluesound PULSE SUB+ Powered Subwoofer
Bluesound, makers of hi-res wireless multi-room audio players, has just released the PULSE SUB+, an all-new subwoofer. The SUB+ adds deep bass to any wireless or wired Bluesound system and features the convenience of app control. [...]
