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by Fabio

GoldenEar Triton Seven
LOUDSPEAKERS

A mature sound performance together with extended and correct tonal ranges for a highly recommended loudspeaker.

21.09.2016
Yarland FV34B-V
AMPLIFICATION

Finally, a deep listening test of an amp with the EL34 tubes. With this apparatus, Mauro Scarabotti by AAAVT has largely confirmed my expectations.

27.05.2016
GoldenEar Aon 2
LOUDSPEAKERS

An original and innovative approach: a truncated pyramid-shape loudspeaker with two 6,5” passive drivers and a folded ribbon tweeter.

01.10.2015
Yarland FV-34C-V
AMPLIFICATION

I am currently moving towards moderate price devices, but with great sound. An itinerary that someone calls a downgrade.

01.06.2015
White Gold Stradivari Reference
CABLES

In my opinion, the cables object of this article are very close to what we can define the “perfect” cable…

27.04.2015
Plinius P10 miniatura
AMPLIFICATION

If you like ambience, velocity, dynamics, refinement, you can find here what you are looking for and, if you own balanced equipment, something else too.

11.06.2014
Cary Audio CAD120S MkII miniatura
AMPLIFICATION

A device for all musical genres, also for rock or percussive music normally considered not suitable to tube amps.

04.04.2014
AMPLIFICATION

A powerful but refined tube amplifier to enjoy all kind of music.

22.10.2013
LOUDSPEAKERS

First experience in the over-ear headphones for NuForce, mostly known for its appreciated and multi-awarded realisations of powerful class-D amplifications.

09.09.2013
AMPLIFICATION

A "litte & great" Chinese preamplifier at a budget price, suitable of bi-amplification and with a good headphone output. You can get everything with tubes, rather with one tube only.

11.03.2013
AMPLIFICATION

A compact integrated amplifier, designed to target the users of streaming music, worthy and advanced exponent of the recent progeny of class-D amps.

03.12.2012
LOUDSPEAKERS

A very particular floorstander. It can surely surprise and entertain with its classy sound, an unexpectedly big, rhythmical and deep sound, especially whether related to its physical features.

28.10.2012
LOUDSPEAKERS

Efficiency, as normal for this typology of loudspeakers, is not very high. Yet, also a T-amp can drive them. But this is not the best match, as we will find out…

29.07.2012
DIGITAL

ReMusic Spark AwardThe 707 USB DAC deserves an award for its exemplar price/quality ratio, for its wide flexibility and for making possible good audiophile satisfactions without spending lots of money.

18.06.2012
DIGITAL

Mini size and mini price: the second episode of Maverick’s miniseries dedicated to the TubeMagic D1 DAC. Besides being a headphone amplifier and having a solid-state audio output, it also has a pre-amp output with one tube only.

08.03.2012
AMPLIFICATION

An integrated amp, a dedicated headphone amp and a tube preamplifier in a small gear at an entry-level price. Such products open the market to new categories of lovers of the good sound.

22.02.2012
AMPLIFICATION, ANALOG

The Special Edition is an “improved” version of the Audiozen Mantra phono preamplifier that pursues the purity, the immediacy of the act, the absence of afterthoughts, but also the absolute concentration on what to do.

23.12.2011
CABLES

The sound outcome of the Pearl, "top” mains cable by Systems and Magic, confirms its elegant look.

10.10.2011
DIGITAL

A plain silver brick with a great soul inside! The digital sound comes out bodied, accurate, crispy, dynamic and broad. In comparison my own DAC...

28.09.2011
AMPLIFICATION

I find this amplifier very interesting from a listening point of view. It has shown a great synergy with the other components of my home system and without requiring any change in the set-up.

14.07.2011
AMPLIFICATION

It is quite impossible to find at the same price products with the same sound quality of the P88i.

07.06.2011
EDITORIALS

The approach to the music entails several and at time dissimilar "points of view" among the people involved.

02.06.2011

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