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LUXMAN L-100 CENTENNIAL: A Century of Japanese Audio Heritage
If you like beautifully made Japanese audio equipment, it is difficult to ignore LUXMAN. The company traces the beginning of its business to 1925. This makes LUXMAN one of Japan’s longest-established names in audio.
Why the Audio Note SORO Deserves Your Attention
The Audio Note OTO needs little introduction. It has become one of the best-known expressions of Audio Note’s (UK) approach to single-ended valve amplification. The SORO is less frequently discussed, yet after living with its top version for more than two years, we would argue that it deserves a lot of attention. Dare we say, it is one of our favourites...
Aurorasound’s New HFSA-02. An Amplifier Outside the Ordinary
When I was looking for a new phono amplifier some years ago, before Walden High-End Audio, I came across Aurorasound. I had never heard of the brand, but when listening to the VIDA MKII phono amplifier, I discovered a sound that immediately drew me in: the expressiveness and fluidity one associates with a good tube amplifier, combined with a sense of scale and energy.
On The Audio Note (UK) JINRO
The Audio Note (UK) JINRO is one of those amplifiers we were fortunate enough to live with for some time, and one we will not soon forget. The JINRO combines the purity and clarity characteristic of the finest single-ended amplifiers with a sense of power more readily associated with a push-pull design.
Tube Soul, Transistor Muscle: The Appeal of Hybrid Amplifiers
Among audiophiles, the question of amplification often leads to a familiar debate: tube or solid-state? Both technologies have shaped high-fidelity audio for decades, each with its own strengths. Yet a third category has attracted increasing attention... hybrid amplifiers, designs that combine elements of both approaches.
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