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Thrax Enyo Integrated Amplifier Mk 1 George Sallit One of the great benefits of the internet has been access to a huge amount of data, a lot that is useful for audiophiles. In addition, the internet is a great gateway for audio products that come from less well-known paths. Of course...
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Benchmark HPA4 (£3,499) Pre Amp Reviewed by Mr Underhill Introduction A few months ago I had the pleasure of spending time with the Benchmark AHB2 power amp. This was a superbly transparent amplifier that I found especially impressive in my near field system. The power amp includes the...
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Wharfedale Elysian 4 Floorstanding Loudspeakers Review by George Sallit A few months ago, I wrote about the way some of the great audio companies were being taken over by venture capitalists. This meant that some of those companies had lost their identities and their classic products were...
Mr Underhill
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EAT E-Glo Petit Phono Stage (£1,500) Reviewed by Mr Underhill Introduction I confess I had not heard of EAT until about eighteen months ago, but this phono stage had something that immediately attracted my attention, valves. Those of you who have read my earlier phono stage reviews will know...
George 47
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Fanthorpes Audio Audio Good Guys by George Sallit I spent my formative years in Hull, Humberside or East Yorkshire as it is now called. Kingston upon Hull was the City of Culture in 2017 don’t cha know! And nestled in Hepworths Arcade, Silver Street (old part of Hull) is the audio emporium...
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Chord Electronics Symphonic MC Phono Stage (£2,995) Review by Mr Underhill Introduction Is spending significantly more on a phono stage a good use of your moolah? I confess that before receiving the Moving Coil (MC) Chord Electronics Symphonic Phono Stage I was rehearsing how I might open...
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GutWire Ultimate Ground Cable Review by George Sallit There must be thousands of cable makers in audio-land all using different conductors, insulators, connectors and designs. Some use a scientific approach to their cables, others do not. Most use novel approaches to making cables to connect...
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I am fascinated by passive preamplifiers (Control Units?) and have been for a few years. One of the advantages of digital analogue convertors DACs (the only one?) is they have a healthy output of 2V. With power amplifiers giving full output from an input of 0.7-1.5V that in effect means the need...
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Introduction In Side 1 I compared the Chord Huei MM to the Naim 3 series MM cards, which the Chord Huei won, although after an interesting twist. If that has raised your curiosity you can read that review here (hopefully, the site is under active update!): Chord Huei Side 1 In Side 2 I will...
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Conductor: Noun, ‘a person who directs the performance of musicians or a piece of music’… ‘something that conducts electricity or heat’ Audio Note UK have used the strapline, music’s finest conductor, for as long as I can remember, and with good reason. I make no excuses for having always...
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I reviewed the Bryston BP17-3 preamp and the Bryston 3B-3 power amplifier and really enjoyed the sound quality: https://www.hifiwigwam.com/forum/threads/bryston-bp-17-3-preamplifier-and-3b-3-power-amplifier.103059/ I seriously considered the dreaded opening of the wallet and talked to a few...
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Luxman 590X Amplifier I recently wrote about my visit to Audio Consultants https://www.hifiwigwam.com/forum/topic/156654-dealer-visits-audio-consultants/. At that visit Stephen Harper, the owner saw I like the sound of the Luxman amplifiers and suggested we devote another afternoon to hearing...
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I have always been a big fan of valves but one of the problems with some of these amplifiers is they are not best suited to less efficient speakers, driving rocking music or replaying deep bass. Because of that, I was looking for a really good solid-state amplifier. My search always seemed to...
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Introduction This is a balanced input, 100 watt (8 ohm) per channel stereo power amplifier. It has a signal to noise (SNR) ratio of 132db in stereo mode, A-weighted, with a Total Harmonic Distortion+Noise (THD+N) of < 0.0003% at full power. The AHB2’s output has three settings and it can be...
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Introduction Full details and manufacturer specifications for the Chord Huei can be found HERE. It is a moving magnet and moving coil phono stage with unbalanced RCA inputs and both balanced and unbalanced outputs. The Huei itself benefits from the robust construction techniques of all Chord...
rabski
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Although vinyl is apparently enjoying something of a renaissance among the younger generation, many enthusiasts have never been tempted away from it. I doubt I am the only person with a system primarily geared towards vinyl reproduction, so any developments and new entries into the marketplace...
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The UK Audio Show This was the first Audio Show in the UK since Covid. It was well attended when I went on Saturday and well organised observing all the Covid rules. The overall sound quality of the rooms was good. And there were some stand out rooms which I mention below. I was able to re-make...
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Introduction 'Come in, the water's lovely!' 'Come in, the water's lovely!'. Cables are such a boring uncontentious area. Just to nail some colours to the mast, I have found that cables make a difference, and this has been evident to me since I first started listening to a HiFi. At that time...
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If you believe CD is dead or you only have 3 CD test discs then this review is probably not for you. But if you want to hear what great digital audio can do and you have lots of CDs then read on. Of course, a great DAC will help. This CD Transport came from the Worldwide Distributor, Vinshine...
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I have to admit I have an aversion to ‘flavour of the month’ products. Ones that suddenly appear, get gushing reviews and feedback and when audiophiles get them home, they are not what was promised and after a few months, many appear on the used market. And then they fade away and everyone is...