MBL, Wilson Top Product of the Year Awards in Absolute Sound

Monday, December 15, 2008

The Absolute Sound (TAS) has published its January issue. Along with a handful of new reviews, it includes the 2008 Product of the Year Awards. The following products were winners:

  • Wilson Audio Alexandria X-2 speakers ($148,000/pair)
  • MLB 101 X-Treme floorstanding speakers ($199,00/pair)
  • MartinLogan The Source speakers ($1,995/pair)
  • Naim Nait 5i integrated amplifier ($1,625)
  • Gershman Sonogram floorstanding speakers ($3,695/pair)
  • Quad ESL-2905 floorstanding speakers ($12,000/pair)
  • Magico V3 floorstandinng speakers ($25,000/pair)
  • Paradigm Reference Signature S1 bookshelf speakers ($1,498/pair)
  • PSB Imagine T floorstanding speakers ($2,000/pair)
  • Cambridge Audio 840W power amplifier ($2,699)
  • Pass Labs XA100.5 monoblock power amps ($16,500/pair)
  • Vincent SP-T800 hybrid monoblock power amps ($4,500/pair)
  • VTL Seigfried monoblock power amps ($48,000/pair)
  • Air Tight ATM-3 monoblock power amps ($17,000/pair)
  • Cambridge Audio 840E preamp ($1,800)
  • Parasound JC-2 preamp ($4,000)
  • Conrad-Johnson ART III tube preamp ($25,000)
  • Simaudio Moon i-1 integrated amp ($1,500)
  • Pass Labs INT-150 integrated amp ($6,500)
  • Simaudio Moon LP5.3 phonostage ($1,500)
  • Zanden 1200 MkII phonostage ($19,250)
  • SOTA Comet turntable ($1,150)
  • Basis Audio 2200 Signature ($5,200)
  • Clearaudio Statement turntable ($150,000)
  • Ortofon 2m Red ($99) and Black ($599) phono cartridge
  • Koetsu Onyx Platinum phono cartridge ($8,000)
  • Benchmark DAC1 Pre DAC ($1,575)
  • Berkeley Audio Design Alpha DAC ($4,995)
  • dCS Scarlatti CD/SACD transport, DAC, and clock ($67,000)
  • NAD C515 BEE CD player ($299)
  • Burmester 069 CD player ($59,995)
  • Bryston BCD-1 CD player ($2,695)
  • Reference Recordings HRx ($45 per title)
  • Wadia Digital 170 iTransport ($379)
  • Shunyata Research Dark Field Cable Elevators ($299/dozen)
  • MIT Magnum MA speaker cable ($7,995)
  • MIT Oracle MA speaker cable ($24,999) and Oracle MA interconnect ($7,995)
  • Cable Research Lab Silver speaker cable ($1,700), interconnect ($1,550), and power cord ($795)
  • NAD VISO Two integrated DVD-receiver ($1,299)
  • PS Audio Soloist ($199), Duet ($295), Quintet ($495), and Power Plant Premier ($2,195) AC conditioners
  • JL Audio Gotham subwoofer ($12,000)

I’ll post links to new individual reviews as they appear on the AVGuide web site.

Enjoy!

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