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AUDIO HUNGARY QUALITON X200 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER - REVIEW
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AUDIO HUNGARY QUALITON X200 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER - REVIEW

The Audio Hungary Qualition X200 is in our estimation a highly successful product, and even more so when taking into consideration it’s price point. You get a heck of a lot for $6500. Along with high grade workmanship, a slew of welcomed features like built in Phono, headphone amp, subwoofer outputs, remote control, and more…

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THE SPENDOR A2 Speakers - REVIEW
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THE SPENDOR A2 Speakers - REVIEW

Perhaps the ultimate strengths of the Spendor A2 are imaging and coherence. To our ears, everything just sounds correctly sorted out. No furrowed brows, and no areas of the frequency spectrum that felt under served. The A2 are a great example of what makes two way speakers so appealing, and that is the seamless, articulate presentation of music.

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THE GOLD NOTE A3 EVO II Speakers - REVIEW
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THE GOLD NOTE A3 EVO II Speakers - REVIEW

I can sum up the Gold Note A3 EVO monitors by saying they occupy that rare territory where recording accuracy and musical satisfaction interact. This is generally never an easy task from a designer’s standpoint. However, Gold Note has done it here. For those who have had their interest piqued, but who have large rooms, it would be a very good idea to audition the Gold Note floor-standing models. In our opinion, at around the $5000 mark per pair, the A3 EVO is a superb value.

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ACCUSTIC ARTS PLAYER II - REVIEW
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ACCUSTIC ARTS PLAYER II - REVIEW

Formidable. The Accustic Arts Player II rendering of CDs bested its streaming counterparts and even higher resolution versions of the same CDs(!) time and time again, regardless of genre. And this came as quite the surprise. It is also preternaturally engaging and immersive, alive, dynamic, incredibly resolving, and, at the same time, the doppelgänger of analog.

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VIVA EGOISTA STX HPA\E - REVIEW

VIVA EGOISTA STX HPA\E - REVIEW

“You-are-there” describes succinctly my experience with the Viva Egoista STX electrostatic headphone amplifier. And it is an experience that will not soon be forgotten. As mentioned, the Top-Of-the-Line STAX SRM-T8000 is not a contender, though at approximately one third the price, it shouldn’t be. It isn’t. As I write this, there is no competition for the Viva Egoista STX electrostatic headphone amplifier. Where that contender may come from has yet to be discovered, but then competition is good, especially when the competition provides a different yet compelling perspective.

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ZMF VÉRÍTÉ - REVIEW
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ZMF VÉRÍTÉ - REVIEW

Gorgeous. Incredibly transparent, resolving, detail rich, fast, fast, fast, and astonishingly musical. The sum of the Véríté’s talents speak to something other than a dynamic headphone, something imbued with a good measure of the planar magnetic tribe, and, at times, the electrostatic tribe as well. An exceptionally talented chameleon able to meet the task at hand with all its best skill forward!

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HEED THESIS LAMBDA PREAMPLIFIER AND GAMMA AMPLIFIER - REVIEW
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HEED THESIS LAMBDA PREAMPLIFIER AND GAMMA AMPLIFIER - REVIEW

We are hard pressed to think of separates at this price point that perform as well as the Heed Thesis components. The Gamma has more than enough power to drive the Spendor A2 speakers we used, and we loved the volume range available on the preamp. For those upgrading from an integrated amplifier and looking to delve into the world of separates, the Heed gets our highest recommendation!

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