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Stereo Times has reviewed the Nuforce P-9 Preamp ($3,500). This is a two-chassis design (photo) whereby “One chassis contains three power supplies and microprocessor control logic; the second chassis contains an analog volume control, input selection relays, and sensitive analog circuit components.” Reviewer Alvester Garnett had this to say of the sound: The P-9 has the astounding musical treasure of allowing me to hear more of each individual part but never at a sacrifice of
Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity has reviewed the Parasound Halo P 7 preamplifier ($2,000). This is a solid state preamp with built in phono stage, balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA inputs and outputs (photo). Reviewer Rick Schmidt liked its versatility: What the P 7 does is allow you to integrate any combination of two channel source components, multichannel source components, two channel amplifiers and multichannel amplifiers. On balance, he noted: The P 7
6moons has posted reviews of the following high-end components: Hyperion HPS-738 floorstanding speakers ($4,000/pair) Yamaha A-S700 integrated amp (EUR 579) and CD-S700 CD player (EUR 479) Enjoy!
Stereomojo has reviewed the Role Audio Enterprise floorstanding speakers ($3,495/pair). These are two-way designs with dual 4″ midrange drivers in a MTM configuration (photo). Reviewer Mike Peshkin bi-amped them with an unnamed Nightengale amp and a pair of unnamed Monarchy monoblocks. He also compared them to a pair of unnamed Infinity speakers with side firing powered subwoofers… His conclusion? These speakers are easy to set up, and again, sound wonderful. While impressed, I reiterate that
10 Audio has posted a review of the Spread Spectrum Technologies Ampzilla 2000 monoblocks ($7,500/pair). These are 200 watt units with both RCA and XLR connections (photo). Reviewer Jerry S. liked them a great deal, ultimately awarding them a rating of 9.5 out of 10. He loved their bass, tonal balance, and dynamics. He had only one small complaint: There is a small sense of forwardness in the upper midrange. This sense went largely unnoticed
Hi-Fi Choice has posted the following reviews via its TechRadar web site: PSB Synchrony One floostanding speakers (GBP 2,999/pair) Epos ELS 8 bookshelf loudspeaker (GBP 200/pair) Unison Research Giro turntable (GBP 2,750) Van den Hul The Wind speaker cables (GBP 50) Atlas Hyper Bi-Wire speaker cables (GBP 210) AudioQuest CV-4 speaker cables (GBP 394) QED Revelation interconnect cables (GBP 12) Enjoy!
Stereophile has posted two new reviews: Sugden A21ai Series 2 integrated amp ($2,995) PS Audio Power Plant Premier AC regenerator ($2,195) Check out the reviews, then take a look at Art Dudley’s latest column, Listening #74. In it, he addresses Audio Asylum members who questioned his commitment to certain products: Hey, fellas—it’s just record players and speakers and stuff, okay? It’s not a love tryst or a suicide pact or a tree house with passwords
Stereo Times has reviewed the Reference 3A Grand Veena floorstanding speakers ($8,000/pair). These are “statement loudspeakers” and feature a 7″ main driver run full-range, tweeter, Murata super tweeter, and two 8″ bass drivers (photo). Reviewer Nelson Brill liked its transparency and grainless treble. Compared to his Hanson Prince V.2 floorstanding speakers, he notes: The Grand Veena has these same special qualities: vivid transparency, timbre accuracy and aliveness, with an overarching integration of all musical elements
6moons has reviewed the NuForce W-1 “bass extender” subwoofer ($249). This smallish unit has a 5.25″ woofer and is designed to augment the Icon integrated amp and S-1 speakers desktop audio system. Reviewer Srajan Ebaen summed up his impression of the sub/sat system: What we have here is a very hi-end-ish ‘starter’ system that should last many people well past their first forays into the hobby. Resolution, clarity of vocal enunciation, separation and coherence all
Audiophile Audition has posted two new reviews: Paradigm Monitor 9 v.6 floorstanding speakers ($1,000/pair) Ultimate Ears Super.fi 5. sound-isolating headphones ($169) Enjoy!