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Devialet 120
Everything we loved about the Devialet 110 is here in spades with the new 120, but the addition of a crucial feature makes the 120 more than a simple upgrade. Devialet’s new SAM (Speaker Active...
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PrimaLuna DiaLogue Premium Preamplifier
PrimaLuna and I go way back; back before TONEAudio was even a twinkle in my eye back. The first audio review I wrote for The Absolute Sound happened to be the original EL-34 based ProLogue 1, and was...
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Simaudio MOON Evolution 610LP phonostage
Bouncing between St. Vincent’s current and last album, I can’t help but be in awe of the staying power of the vinyl record. Thanks to the many manufacturers, like Simaudio, who have not only kept the...
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Van Alstine Vision Phono Preamplifier
Though famous for his tube designs, Frank Van Alstine is no slouch with solid state either. With passive EQ and no coupling capacitors, this American made phonostage offers no frills high performance....
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McIntosh MHA100 Integrated Headphone Amplifier
I can’t believe what I’m hearing from my little pair of Energy satellite speakers, which I think I paid $150 for about a decade ago. Dr. Dre’s 2001 should not be thumping like this through these...
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Balanced Audio Technology VK-3000SE Integrated Amplifier
The VK-3000SE from Delaware’s Balanced Audio Technology (BAT) is a vacuum-tube linestage and a solid-state amplifier rolled into one. The latter offers 150 watts per channel into 8 ohms and twice that...
View ArticleRobert Plant
Robert Plant sounds jubilant on his first new studio record in four years. And why not? Forever linked with Led Zeppelin, the singer has spurned convention over the past three decades by ignoring...
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Epic trade in program for Peachtree owners…
Peachtree Audio is proud to announce that for a limited time current Peachtree integrated amp owners can easily Trade Up from their old Nova or Decco series integrated amp to a new and improved novaSE...
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Visiting Light Harmonic
Light Harmonic’s business continues to advance, and with that growth comes the need for a bigger production facility. Managing editor Rob Johnson had a chance to visit their new offices near...
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Tidal Music Launches Today!
TIDAL, the first high fidelity lossless music streaming service with HD music videos and curated editorial, today announced the launch and availability of its service in the UK and US. The ideal...
View ArticleA First Look At Tidal’s Music Streaming Service
Along with all the wacky things that happened in the world today, TidalHiFi launched their music streaming service. So the quote goes, “who needs another rock and roll band,” and it might be said with...
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Sonus faber Olympica III Speakers
At TONEAudio, we’ve had the pleasure of testing Sonus faber’s flagship Aida speaker ($150,000), the Guinari Evolution ($22,900), and one of their more entry-level offerings, the Venere 3.0 ($3,500). In...
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Alta Audio FRM-2 Speakers
The arrival of the Alta Audio FRM-2 loudspeakers exposed a certain prejudice or bias of mine against ribbon tweeters. But it’s a valid one, as I’d never heard a ribbon tweeter that was properly...
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MartinLogan Motion 35XT Speakers
MartinLogan continues to expand their phenomenal Motion series of loudspeakers to the new 35XTs you see here, featuring a 6.5” woofer and their incredible folded motion (ribbon) tweeter, all in a solid...
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VPI Classic Two Turntable
VPI’s Classic One set the standard for analog performance at its price a few years ago when introduced and one is still in service at TONEAudio as a reference component, recently revised by Harry...
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Primary Control Tonearm
If you are lucky enough to have tried bespoke tailoring in Savile Row, you will know that nothing off the rack really comes close to it. The term “bespoke” originates in Savile Row, a street in...
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Rega RP10 Turntable
Our publisher has been a Rega fan since the fateful day in the mid-’80s when we happened by our local dealer (Audio Emporium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) to find them opening a shipment of Planar 3...
View ArticleIssue 67
Features Personal Fidelity: HiFiGuy 528′s Faves! By Mike Liang 995: Seven Cheap and Cheerful Favorites By Mark Marcantonio Old School: Vintage Favorites By Sean Brady Feature Favorites The SMARTractor...
View ArticlePreview: Woo Audio WA234 Monoblocks
Sixteen very large bills for a pair of very large amplifiers that make up a headphone amplification system. Don’t think of it as crazy money for a headphone amplifier, because the WA234 can drive a...
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Bell Carillon Integrated Amplifer
My over-excitement got the best of me… Discovering this rare treat in a garage, I tried to needle the owner down from the $50 price tag and lost out on the sale. Later, our friend Kurt at Echo Audio...
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