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![Living Sounds Audio Warp 1 View from above Living Sounds Audio Warp 1 View from above](/fileadmin/_processed_/b/5/csm_1-Warp-von-oben_373b2ed583.jpg)
Power Amplifier Test
Living Sounds Audio Warp 1 Review
Just another one hit wonder? It is somewhat appropriate to be skeptical of new manufacturers, as many products have disappeared from the market just…
![Aavik I-180 Aavik I-180](/fileadmin/_processed_/4/e/csm_Aavik_I_180_aufm_grau_148aab59aa.jpg)
Integrated Amplifier Test
Aavik I-180 Review
You call this Entry-Level? – With the integrated amplifier from the entry-level 180 series, Aavik took a radical turn: leaving behind heavy castles of…
![SST Ambrosia/Ampzilla 2000 SST Ambrosia/Ampzilla 2000](/fileadmin/_processed_/0/3/csm_Ampzilla_aufm_c63fa3396c.jpg)
Pre-/Power Amplifier Test
SST Ambrosia/Ampzilla 2000 Review
Bongiorno‘s Legacy – James Bongiorno, the inventor behind such legends as Ampzilla, GAS Thaedra, SUMO The Power or SAE XXX1B, left behind more for the…
![Vincent KHV-200 Vincent KHV-200](/fileadmin/_processed_/4/f/csm_1_Vincent_KHV_200_aufm_c802d60347.jpg)
Headphone Amplifier Test
Vincent KHV-200 Review
Head & Soul – A first-class list of equipment combined with a clever technological concept in so-called hybrid design, i.e. the combination of tubes…
![Aavik R-180 Aavik R-180](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/5/csm_1_Aavik_R_180_aufm_abc6563449.jpg)
Phono Preamp Test
Aavik R-180 Review
Born to Invent – It seems as if Michael Borresen was born with a special passion for tinkering and inventing. With his smallest phono preamplifier…
![Octave V 70 Class A Octave V 70 Class A](/fileadmin/_processed_/9/4/csm_Octave_V70_class_A_aufm_0c9596bc77.jpg)
Integrated Amp Test
Octave V 70 Class A Review
The new Class A – In the field of tube amplifiers, innovations are rather rare. This makes the creativity of new concepts coming from Octave all the…
![Lyngdorf TDAI-1120 Lyngdorf TDAI-1120](/fileadmin/_processed_/0/8/csm_Lyngdorf_TDAI_1120_aufm_1436a68e8e.jpg)
Integrated Amplifier Test
Lyngdorf TDAI-1120 Review
Small Amp for Big Tasks – The TDAI-1120 is Lyngdorf‘s smallest integrated amplifier with room correction and streaming. Did they save money at the…
![Mal Valve Headamp 3 MK IV Mal Valve Headamp 3 MK IV](/fileadmin/_processed_/0/a/csm_Mal_Valve_head_amp_three_aufm_web_77ea4883f8.jpg)
Headphone Amp Test
Mal Valve Headamp 3 MK IV Review
Peak Performance – five and a half years after we crowned the Mal Valve Head Amp 3 our reference headphone amp, it dethrones itself with the MK IV…
![Accustic Arts Preamp III Accustic Arts Preamp III](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/0/csm_Accustic_Arts_Preamp_III_aufm_blau2_m_deckel_152b92abee.jpg)
Preamplifier Test
Accustic Arts Preamp III Review
Higher Goals … but how to hit them? With the new Preamp III, Accustic Arts wants to surpass their previous top model. STEREO tested whether they were…
![Hegel V10 Hegel V10](/fileadmin/_processed_/3/e/csm_Hegel_Phono_Pre_aufm_fd381242e7.jpg)
Phono-Preamp Test
Hegel V10 Review
Plain and Simple – A high-quality reproduction of music is appreciated throughout Scandinavia. Although the Norwegian manufacturer Hegel has been on…
![ARCAM SA 30 Frontal View ARCAM SA 30 Frontal View](/fileadmin/_processed_/1/d/csm_1_Arcam_SA30_aufm_blau_7eb85f394d.jpg)
Integrated Amplifier Test
Arcam SA 30 Review
He's Got It All! – You don't win an EISA award "just like that". You indeed have to offer much more than the competition does – as is the case with…
![Rotel Michi X3 Rotel Michi X3](/fileadmin/_processed_/e/c/csm_Rotel_Michi_X3_aufm_lila_B_81bd48549f.jpg)
Integrated Amplifier Test
Rotel Michi X3 Review
Behold the Power – Rotel's new integrated amplifier "X3" is the entry into their high-end "Michi" series. Does it have the perks of the even bigger…
![Cyrus XR Cyrus XR](/fileadmin/_processed_/d/c/csm_Cyrus_XR_aufm_a027b363d4.jpg)
Integrated Amp & CD Player Test
Cyrus i9-XR and Cyrus CDi-XR Review
Xtreme Resolution – The British manufacturer Cyrus has a legendary status when it comes to incredible musicality, joy of playing and coherence coming…
![Cambridge Evo 150 Cambridge Evo 150](/fileadmin/_processed_/9/2/csm_Cambridge_Evo_150_aufm_1995ef88cf.jpg)
Integrated (Streaming-)Amp Test
Cambridge Evo 150 Review
Road To Perfection – Cambridge Audio recently dropped quite a bombshell. Not in the literal sense, of course, but the newly presented Evo 150 simply…
![AVM Ovation PH 8.3 AVM Ovation PH 8.3](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/4/csm_1_AVM_PH_8_3_aufm_graublau_92c932b147.jpg)
Phono-Preamp Test
AVM Ovation PH 8.3 Review
You can always get what you want – With the brand new Ovation PH 8.3, AVM launches a phono preamplifier of the highest class, which can also be…
![Preamp NAD C 658 and Power Amp NAD C 298 Preamp NAD C 658 and Power Amp NAD C 298](/fileadmin/_processed_/3/4/csm_NAD_aufm_rot_5921ee6dcd.jpg)
Power Amplifier Test
NAD C 298 Review
Sleeping Beauty has Awakened – For a few years, it seemed as if NAD had lost some of its momentum. Behind the scenes, however, the company evidently…
![Accuphase E-800 Accuphase E-800](/fileadmin/_processed_/e/9/csm_Accuphase_E_800_aufm_c671f8f166.jpg)
Integrated Amplifier Test
Accuphase E-800 Review
The Über-Amp – Accuphase crowns its line of integrated amplifiers with a super-sized amp. The E-800 shines with Class A operation and technical…
![Vertere Phono-1 MK II Vertere Phono-1 MK II](/fileadmin/_processed_/e/0/csm_Vertere_Phono_1_aufm_58643023ce.jpg)
Phono-Preamp Test
Vertere Phono-1 MK II Review
Magic Box – A device that comes at a reasonable price and yet is not ordinary, but different from others? Touraj Moghaddam, owner of Vertere Audio,…
![Audionet Humboldt Integrated Amp Audionet Humboldt Integrated Amp](/fileadmin/_processed_/0/7/csm_audionet_Humboldt_aufm_d0c7f7a939.jpg)
Integrated Amplifier Test
Audionet Humboldt Review
The Giant from Berlin – Around a quarter of a century has passed since Audionet came onto the market with the Amp1 power amplifier, which convinced…
![Marantz Model 30 Marantz Model 30](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/1/csm_marantz_Model_30_aufm_orange_4c0d9b1ed3.jpg)
Integrated Amplifier Test
Marantz Model 30 Review
Marantz DNA – "Luxury You Can Afford" is what Joe Cocker called one of his albums. One might think that this legend of music from Sheffield, England,…
![AVM PA / MA 30.3 AVM PA / MA 30.3](/fileadmin/_processed_/d/f/csm_AVM_30_3_aufm_34e1511250.jpg)
Pre-/Power Amp Test
AVM PA 30.3 and MA 30.3 Review
The Follow-Up – AVM created the outrageously attractive "30" series for the company's 30th anniversary, and now extends it. This is done somewhat…
![DSPeaker Anti-Mode X4 DSPeaker Anti-Mode X4](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/0/csm_DSPeaker_Anti_Mode_X4_aufmacher_neu_web_4fd1bb093c.jpg)
Preamp and Room processor Test
DSPeaker Anti-Mode X4 Review
Multiple Choice – The X4 preamplifier from Finnish manufacturer DSPeaker is as versatile as it is intuitive and aims to help any system achieve its…
![Copland CTA408 Copland CTA408](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/4/csm_Copland_CTA408_aufm_orange_605b8400d9.jpg)
Integrated Amp Test
Copland CTA408 Review
The Prince of Denmark – Four KT-150 high performance tubes with ultra-linear circuitry are supposed to elevate the new Copland CTA-408 to the top of…
![NAD M33 NAD M33](/fileadmin/_processed_/a/0/csm_NAD_M33_aufm_orange_5b8b62a77f.jpg)
Integrated Amp Test
NAD M33 Review
All Digital, of Course – With the M33, NAD is making the definite step from a classic integrated amplifier towards an ultra-modern and complex…
![T+A HA 200 T+A HA 200](/fileadmin/_processed_/5/8/csm_T_A_HA_200_aufm_schwarz_731a857875.jpg)
Headphone Amp Test
T+A HA 200 Review
A Perfect Pair – There is not really a more spectacular or successful way to enter a new segment than T+A did with their Solitaire P headphones – with…
![AVM Ovation A 6.2 AVM Ovation A 6.2](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/3/csm_AVM_A_6_2_ME_aufm_blau_66ac36f575.jpg)
Integrated Amp Test
AVM Ovation 6.2 ME Review
Master Class – "Back in Business" could be the title of AVM's integrated amplifier Ovation A 6.2, as its traditional place in the portfolio of the…
![Soulution 330 Soulution 330](/fileadmin/_processed_/d/2/csm_soulution_330_aufm_muster_15e8a72c68.jpg)
Integrated Amp Test
Soulution 330 Review
Although it is neither antique nor adorned with diamonds, the Soulutions 330 integrated amplifier turned out to be an exquisite high-end jewel. Of…
![NAD C 658 NAD C 658](/fileadmin/_processed_/a/c/csm_NAD_C_658_aufm_farbmix_7a9875f46a.jpg)
Preamp, Streamer, DAC Test
NAD C 658 Review
Only Looks Classic – The name NAD has for a long time been synonymous with good sound at a moderate price – at the affordable cost of limited…
![Exposure XM CD, XM7 and XM9 Exposure XM CD, XM7 and XM9](/fileadmin/_processed_/5/8/csm_exposure_aufm_rot_c80156e8a0.jpg)
CD Player, Pre Amp, Power Amp Test
Exposure XM CD, XM7 and XM9 Review
Tight Fit – In its "XM Series", Exposure offers a whole range of devices in the popular midi size. STEREO tests whether the smaller dimensions also…
![Accustic Arts' AMPII-MK4 Accustic Arts' AMPII-MK4](/fileadmin/_processed_/0/0/csm_Accustic_Arts_Amp_II_MK4_aufm_fb3418f9c2.jpg)
Power Amplifier Test
Accustic Arts AMPII-MK4 Review
Refining a Monument – Only insiders could recognize that Accustic Arts has refined the prominent stereo power amplifier AMPII to the new „MK4“…
![Devialet Expert 210 Pro Dual Devialet Expert 210 Pro Dual](/fileadmin/_processed_/9/c/csm_devialet_aufmuster_blau_c60360e9ee.jpg)
Dual Mono Amplifier Test
Devialet Expert 210 Pro Dual Review
Devialet Double – Devialet is one of the most innovative amplifier manufacturers out there, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that they also offer…
![Primare I25 Primare I25](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/f/csm_Primare_I_25_aufm_blau_916c50908b.jpg)
Integrated Amp Test
Primare I25 Review
Musicbox of Swedish Steel – The Swedes from Primare really know what they're doing when it comes to consumer electronics – as the I25 proves.
![Lyngdorf TDAI-3400 – STEREO Magazine Lyngdorf TDAI-3400](/fileadmin/_processed_/4/c/csm_Lyngdorf_TDAI_3400_aufm_blau_8bc1808573.jpg)
Integrated Amplifier Test
Lyngdorf TDAI-3400 Review
Ahead of Its Time – Already in the late 1990s, Peter Lyngdorf was advocating Class D technology with the "Tact" millennium amplifier. 20 years later,…
![Octave V 16 SE and Octave RE 320 (SBB) – STEREO Magazine Octave V 16 SE and Octave RE 320 (SBB)](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/0/csm_Octave_Amps_aufm_alternativ_1b7637c491.jpg)
Headphone Amp and Bi-Amping Test
Octave V 16 SE and Octave RE 320 (SBB) Review
March Separately but Strike Together – The combination of Octave's integrated amplifier V16 SE (Single Ended) and the power amplifier Octave RE 320…
![Accuphase C-2150 & P-4500 | STEREO Magazine Accuphase C-2150 & P-4500](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/7/csm_Accuphase_aufmacher_web_d29ddff923.jpg)
Pre-/Power Amp Combination Test
Accuphase C-2150 and P-4500 Review
The Only Way Is Up – Like the gold price, Accuphase only knows one direction of development: upwards. With the new C-2150 and P-4500…
![Denon DCD-600NE & PMA-600NE | STEREO Magazine Denon DCD-600NE & PMA-600NE](/fileadmin/_processed_/b/f/csm_Denon_600NE_aufm_altern_a0622c7b75.jpg)
Integrated Amp/CD-Player Test
Denon DCD-600NE & Denon PMA-600NE Review
New "Gateway Drug" – With the DCD-600NE CD-player and PMA-600NE integrated amplifier, Denon offers a complete package for a total of less than 700…
![Luxman PD-151, D-N 150 & SQ-N 150 | STEREO Magazine Luxman PD-151, D-N 150 & SQ-N 150](/fileadmin/_processed_/4/3/csm_Luxman__Anlage_aufm_mit-Titel_514dc25c3e.jpg)
Turntable, CD-Player & Integrated Amp Test
Luxman PD-151, D-N 150 & SQ-N 150 Review
"L" is for Lover – It is an audiophile declaration of love en miniature: Luxman's new 150-series player/amp combination. Together with the PD-151…
![NAD C368 NAD C368](/fileadmin/_processed_/3/1/csm_NAD_C_368_aufm_1adf428d0f.jpg)
Integrated Amp Test
NAD C368 Review
Bridge-Builder – At 1000 Euros, NAD‘s new C368 is the middle of a modern amplifier trio that combines the best of analog and digital amp technology.
![Moon 600i Moon 600i](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/e/csm_Moon_600_i_aufm_0b4224efb0.jpg)
Integrated Amp Test
Moon 600i Review
The Moon from Canada – What sounds like the title of a childrens bedtime-story looks more like a picture book for adults. The Moon 600i is a dream of…
![Pathos Kratos Pathos Kratos](/fileadmin/_processed_/7/1/csm_Pathos_Kratos_aufm_orange_d5d9e9e816.jpg)
Integrated Amp Test
Pathos Kratos Review
Eight cylinders with Power & Pathos – It‘s all in the name: with their new Kratos, the amplifier specialists from Pathos combine power with…
![Westend Audio Systems LEO Westend Audio Systems LEO](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/a/csm_Westend_LEO_aufmacher_d9dc51a0f4.jpg)
Integrated Amp Test
Westend Audio Systems LEO Review
Beware the Lion – 300B single-ended triode amplifier. This sounds frightening for some and makes other‘s eyes sparkle. What is it about the myth…
![Accustic Arts PLAYER I & POWER I | STEREO Accustic Arts PLAYER I & POWER I | STEREO](/fileadmin/_processed_/4/7/csm_Accustic_Arts_aufm_lila_web_21eb75b15a.jpg)
Integrated Amp/CD-Player Test
Accustic Arts PLAYER I & POWER I Review
The Art of Naturalness – With the just renewed team of PLAYER I and POWER I, Accustic Arts increases the performance of their "Top-Series" - in a very…
![Clearaudio Balance V2 (Image: STEREO) Clearaudio Balance V2 (Image: STEREO)](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/a/csm_Clearaudio_balance_V2_aufm_rotblau_44e8cdafaf.jpg)
(Phono-)Preamplifier / Headphone Amp Test
Clearaudio Balance V2 Review
Phono-pre, preamplifier and headphone amp: Clearaudio‘s new Balance V2 combines three devices in one. How does it perform? We‘ve tested all the…
![NAD M10 NAD M10](/fileadmin/_processed_/0/b/csm_sti_23_nad-m10_01_21cf665cb6.jpg)
Integrated Amp Test
NAD M10 Review
The brand new NAD M10 is small and inconspicuous. However, it is anything but a toy and instead full of clever ideas and technology.
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Pre-/Power Amp Combination Test
Luxman CL-38uC & MQ-88uC Review
For many hi-fi fans, the new retro looking Luxman tube-duo is guaranteed to be love at first sight. What about first listen? STEREO is testing whether…