McIntosh Labs is a long standing entity that defines the term 'legendary' when high end audio hobbyists discuss companies that helped create the market for top shelf home playback equipment. In fact, McIntosh celebrated its 70th [...]
Engström is a small Swedish company that quietly makes some of the best audio components in the world. Our NOVO High-End contributor Khairul Faizi Mohammad takes a close look at their two-box, $48,000 US hyper-preamplifier simply [...]
Surely you've seen the distinctive gold face plate of the Japanese made Accuphase components at a local audio show. Perhaps you've even had a chance to give one of the components a brief listen. When a [...]
Swan Song Audio is a small, boutique high-end audio manufacturer located in Tulsa Oklahoma, that produces customizable, built to order components. Our sister site NOVO High-End recently decided to learn a little more about the company [...]
Roksan Audio Ltd. was founded over 30 years ago in London, England. The company’s name was derived from ‘Roxana’, the daughter of Persian King Darius, as opposed to “Roxanne”, the catchy song by The Police. I [...]
As audio goes, line stages are a dodgy undertaking. In any 2-channel audio system, a preamp is the central connecting ‘hub’ between source components and amplifiers. The sound quality (or lack thereof) of any stereo system [...]
Founded in 1987, Unison Research is an Italian manufacturer of exquisitely designed hifi products. Much like Christopher Columbus explored the waters of the world, Unison Research has been allowing music lovers to explore the sonic landscapes [...]
Founded by Torakusu Yamaha, back in the late 1800’s, Yamaha had its beginnings making reed organs. Today, Yamaha is one of the largest manufacturers of musical instruments, well recognized worldwide for its pianos, string and percussion [...]
Founded in 1938 in Tokyo Japan, Pioneer Corporation is one of the leading electronics firms in the world. The company offers several product groups, the largest being mobile electronics, which includes car stereos, car speakers and [...]
Hafler is a division of Radial Engineering Ltd, headquartered in Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada. Radial is primarily a pro-audio company with products targeted at musicians and studios; however, in 2014, with the acquisition of Hafler, Radial [...]