The performance of any preamplifier, tube or solid-state, is going to be determined to a large
The performance of any preamplifier, tube or solid-state, is going to be determined to a large degree by the amplification device used. The advanced design of the Balanced Audio Technology's VK-50 balanced vacuum tube preamplifier gets maximum available performance out of the industry-standard and highly respected 6922 vacuum tube. Developing a preamplifier capable of performance superceding that of the VK-50 would, therefore, require a new amplification device with performance characteristics unobtainable from the current supply of existing vacuum tubes. Our search led us to discover a unique tube totally unknown to the West, produced exclusively for use by the Soviet military. Until the summer of 1998 this tube was banned for any export. As soon as this ban was lifted, Balanced Audio Technology obtained the exclusive rights to this new device.
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Marantz MA-9S2 Reference Series Power Amplifiers Review
Marantz MA-9S2 Power AmplifierThe list above has one tenet that I continue to hold true: high powered amplifiers are necessary to reproduce the full dynamic range of music with most speakers. This became apparent when I changed from the 100 Watt per channel Bella Extreme 100 to the 250 Watt.....
Lowther’s DX-65 driver in the Teresonic Magus XR Review
A new driver from Lowther is real news. A new five inch driver is even rarer news, so it was with great anticipation that I waited on this pair of speakers to arrive.
Aune Mini Headphone DAC User Review
The unit arrived from China well packed and everything seem to be in place. No external abuse by the carriers. The only problem was the power supply it came with. The box came with a cheap step-down converter.
The Aural Symphonics Chrono b2 is more a study in contrasts than most cables. Chrono b2 refers to balanced version 2.
Three Koetsu cartridges
The Koetsu line consists of 18 different cartridges divided into four sub categories. The aluminum body Black Goldline at $1800, the Rosewood series starting at $2600 and up to $5900, the Urushi line starting at $4300 to $4900, the Stone Body Platinum series starting at $8000...
Cambridge Azur 840E and 840W Review
If this combo would surmount the challenges and rise to the same level of performance, Cambridge would have a trinity of tasty components worthy of consideration by anyone...
A Dagogo featured article: In the negotiation of his wish to become the U.S. Importer of Audio Tekne, Yujean was given a set of “rules” by Mr. Kiyaoki Imai, owner of Audio Tekne.....
