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Speakers Designed to Stand in the Corner of the Room? Larsen Model 6.2 Loudspeaker Review
Have you heard of speakers designed to sit specifically in the corners of the room? Well... neither had we, until now! Today’s HiFi industry offers a wide variety of speaker systems, from conventional box cabinet designs [...]
Engström Monica Preamplifier Review. Is this the Ultimate Preamplifer Money Can Buy?
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 [...]
EgglestonWorks Emma EVOlution Speaker Review
Looking for a loudspeaker that offers a great bang for your buck? EgglestonWorks is a small US manufacturer that's been in the speaker business for over 20 years and our NOVO High-End contributor Trevor Doyle absolutely [...]
Accuphase E370 Integrated Amplifier Review – Honest to the Music
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 [...]
BIS Audio PowerBIS Maestro A/C Power Bar + AC20WG A/C Power Cord Review
Some people think that upgrading their A/C power bars and power cords is like asking for a wine list at an inner-city bowlerama: a pointless waste of time and money. To my ears, audiophile power cables, [...]
Swan Song Audio White Swan Headphone Amplifier / Preamplifier with Built-in DAC Review
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 [...]
1877-Phono Zavfino Silver Dart Interconnects and Speaker Cables Review
When thinking about bargains, the statement “hell hath no fury like a woman who misses a 50% off designer shoe sale” readily springs to mind. And just like disobedient dogs who so instinctively enjoy chewing on [...]
Audeze LCD-2 Classic Headphones Review
During a phone interview with Evan Grimm, Audeze’s Head of Product Training, he admitted that when they’d released their new “Fazor” headphone waveguide technology in 2013, they’d expected near universal praise for the sound. Such was [...]
Roksan Audio K3 Integrated Amplifier Review
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 [...]
Monitor Audio Studio Loudspeaker Review
Monitor Audio has consistently impressed me with the quality of their sound at the audio shows. Whether top tier or more modest gear, they have always achieved a high standard of performance that has honored the [...]
Gold Note P-1000 Solid State Preamplifier Review
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 [...]
Adventures In Sound With The Totem Tribe Tower Speakers
Totem celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2017 with a cosmic bang - the company introduced some phenomenal new speakers, demonstrated them at numerous trade shows and hosted a series of intimate events. For the occasion, speaker [...]