Atoll ST300 Signature/AM300 Evo streaming pre & power amplifier Having made Atoll’s IN400 Evo integrated amplifier a Product of the Year in 2025 I was very excited when two large boxes arrived containing the latest power amplifier and preamp/streamer from the same stable. I know that the AM300 Evo power amp will drive more or […]
Quad 33/303 pre/power amplifier Rarely do I receive a press release about a new piece of hi-fi gear that prompts me to contact the sender by return asking for a chance to review said item. However, just such an email arrived heralding the new Quad 33 preamplifier and 303 power amplifier and off went my […]
Ultrafide U4PRE/U500DC pre/power amplifiers The Ultrafide name will be new, but many readers will have unwittingly experienced their pro-audio sister company MC²’s amplification at live events, including Glastonbury Festival’s Pyramid Stage. It is equally possible that one of their processors was used during recording sessions of some of our favourite albums, as this company has […]
The Ear’s reviewers pick the best hi-fi of 2024 If you want to know the best hi-fi of 2024, the audio products that really wowed our reviewers this year look no further. These components that made a lasting impression, they are the ones reviewers would have held onto if they could and sometimes did. There […]
Leema Neutron & Graviton pre & power amplifiers Leema Acoustics launched its Quantum range of entry level electronics late last year, the first to come our way are the Neutron, an analogue and digital preamplifier bristling with input options and boasting onboard DAC and MM/MC phono stage, and the matching Graviton is a 150 Watt […]
Bricasti Design M19 SACD/CD transport, M1 Series II DAC, M20 preamplifier and M25 power amplifier Bricasti products reveal their heritage in the casework design, a style that comes from company founders Brian Zolner and Casey Dowdell whose backgrounds were with Lexicon and who work closely with former Madrigal Labs engineers. The latter manufactured Mark Levinson […]
Zinamp SCA Power Amplifier My first forays into the world of current dumping were rather underwhelming. Having ‘upgraded’ from a Quad 303 to a 405 the clarity and openness of the 303 seemed to have deserted my much-loved ESL57s. Things weren’t much better with the KEF Calindas which were my second speakers at the time. […]
Moon 760A stereo power amplifier Pity the audiophile with an amplifier to buy and the asking price of a Moon 760A burning a hole in their pocket. It’s a first-world problem sure enough, and no doubt one that many of us wish we had too. But it’s a tough one because round about that price […]
Naim NSC 222, NPX 300 & NAP 250 The Naim New Classic range marks the beginning of an era for the Salisbury based electronics brand, a company that celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. It is the first change to Naim’s core product line since the introduction of Naim Classic in 2002. The Mu-So and […]
Quiescent T100SPA stereo power amplifier Kevin Fiske reviewed a balanced mains supply from Quiescent recently and that piqued our interest in a relatively new British brand that’s turning out some extremely well made products. It turns out that the name is a lot newer than the company behind it which started out as VertexAQ in […]