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The LSA VT-150 Integrated

The LSA VT-150 Integrated When you need MORE power

With the backlit output meters bouncing to the sound of Massive Attack, cranking up the VT-150s bias to the “high” position and plugging in a set of KT150 tubes proves to be a great move to get that club feeling. Read More


The REL No. 31 Subwoofer

The REL No. 31 Subwoofer How Do They Do It?

Tracking through a time-worn favorite, The K&D Sessions, the very definition of the lower bass notes being delivered is stunning, just coming from a six-pack of REL No. Read More


Luxman L-507Z Integrated Amplifier

Luxman L-507Z Integrated Amplifier The Next Generation of Awesome

Relaxing with Elvis Costello’s Painted From Memory on the turntable, it’s almost tough to believe that the source is an integrated amplifier, not a $100k rack full of separate components and a $30k loom of mega cables. Read More


The Degritter Record Cleaner

The Degritter Record Cleaner Stylish, Quiet, Effective

This is more of a long-term review, but in a good way. After living with the Degritter for some time now and having cleaned a ton of records with it, the out of the box love has grown. Read More


Acora SRC-1 Speakers

Acora SRC-1 Speakers Miraculous In Many Ways

Acora’s Scott Sefton opened the door with their stand mount SRB speakers a while back, delivering a lovely experience. Even their stand mount speakers generate a lot of low-frequency energy from a compact enclosure. Read More


The FYNE 500SP

The FYNE 500SP Where Are They Hiding The Rest?

Small speakers can rarely energize a good-sized room with full-range sound. This is always the magic that is FYNE. Read More


The Heretic A614 Speakers

The Heretic A614 Speakers A perfect blend of new and legacy

Warning, these speakers tend to keep you cemented in your listening chair. The Heretics are “album side” speakers if that makes sense. Read More


The LSA Signature 50 Speakers

The LSA Signature 50 Speakers Quietly Outstanding

In just over four decades of evaluating speakers, the most memorable ones always pull you in with an ease that may not always be as visceral and exciting as some of the flashier “best” speakers out there, but they’ve got staying power. Read More


The Harbeth 40.3 XD Speakers

The Harbeth 40.3 XD Speakers Paradoxically Great!

Enjoying music and audio is almost a spiritual journey. Some will even tell you it is. Your musical taste, hearing, budget, and where you are on your journey will determine how you will voice your system, and what components you will most likely gravitate to. Read More


The PrimaLuna EVO 300/Floyd Design Integrated

The PrimaLuna EVO 300/Floyd Design Integrated All Together Now

The new PrimaLuna EVO 300/Floyd integrated amplifier begins its journey here with a PrimaLuna EVO 400 power amplifier (loaded with KT150 tubes) beside it on the rack. Read More


The SVS PB-1000 Pro and SB-1000 Pro Subwoofers

The SVS PB-1000 Pro and SB-1000 Pro Subwoofers Huge Audio Fun!

Here’s a twist for you. Normally, I’m always comparing cars to hifi gear. But not this time. There’s a great burger place in my neighborhood called Killer Burger, that plays metal music most of the time and their burgers all have great names. Read More


The EJ Jordan Marlow Speakers

The EJ Jordan Marlow Speakers An Interesting Variation on the Small Box Theme

Listening to Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” is increasing the gravitational pull of the couch the minute I hit the play button. Read More


REL T/9x Subwoofer

REL T/9x Subwoofer A New Standard

REL, often gets tagged on social media and mentioned in other platforms for their massive six-pack arrays, which are unquestionably awesome. Read More


The Parasound JC 1+ Monoblocks

The Parasound JC 1+ Monoblocks Real World Reference

Eyes closed, listening to The Allman Brothers Live at the Fillmore East, at close to concert hall levels for a few minutes (gotta watch the OSHA regs…) if someone whispered in my ear and said, “you’re listening to a six-figure pair of amplifiers,” I would believe them. Read More


The Vitus Audio SIA-25 Integrated

The Vitus Audio SIA-25 Integrated The 25 Biggest Watts of All

Listening to John Hiatt’s Little Village collaboration, the delicacy presented is otherworldly good. The bass line in “Inside Job” is tight, controlled, defined and powerful. Read More


The Luxman L-590AXII

The Luxman L-590AXII In three acts

Not only did Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock’s “It Takes Two” make hip-hop history, the 1988 smash and pop-culture staple espoused a philosophy that mirrors a long-held high-end audio doctrine: Separate components (two) reign superior over their integrated brethren (one), unless the latter commands a far, far higher price tag than the comparable pieces. Read More


The Manley Snapper Monoblocks

The Manley Snapper Monoblocks American Muscle and Finesse

Spinning Paul Weller’s “Beyond Sunset” just feels right through the Manley Snappers. Founder EveAnna Manley is currently a Southern California being, and these amplifiers instantly bring up that easy beach feeling. Read More


The Rega P10 Turntable and Apheta 3 Cartridge

The Rega P10 Turntable and Apheta 3 Cartridge A Long Journey

Rega’s top table, the P10 is new again. Not new new, but Rega new, which means It’s been subtly updated in nearly every aspect. This warrants a two-tier review. Read More


The Manley Mahi Monoblocks

The Manley Mahi Monoblocks A Quick Re-visit

Manley has not changed the circuit of their smallest monoblocks, the Mahi’s, but since this review came out in 2007, manufacturing costs and a crazy world economy has brought the price to nearly double what they were in 2006 when we first wrote this review. Read More


REVIEW: The Thrax Yatrus Turntable

REVIEW: The Thrax Yatrus Turntable A New King

With turntables spiraling out of control, price-wise, a $100k turntable is no longer the talk of a madman that it once was. That said, I submit that a well sorted $20k-ish table/arm/cartridge combination is all you need. Read More


REVIEW: The Naim Uniti Star

REVIEW: The Naim Uniti Star Everything you Need in a Single Chassis

Naim’s audio gear legacy extends a half-century, starting with their original amplifier design. From those humble beginnings, they’ve continued to create durable and great-sounding components. Read More


REVIEW - The FinkTeam Kim Speakers

REVIEW – The FinkTeam Kim Speakers Small and Special

With all the internet banter about speaker “break-in,” (and, yes we do believe in it) you know a speaker is special when it sounds fantastic right out of the box. Read More


REVIEW - The Rega Kyte Speakers

REVIEW – The Rega Kyte Speakers A Somewhat Different Box

The team at Rega Research is famous for somewhat out of the box solutions to engineering problems. In the case of their newest Kyte speakers, they take this to heart, using a phenolic resin material to mould the speaker enclosure rather than make it out of MDF. Read More


REVIEW - The LSA Warp 1 Power Amplifier

REVIEW – The LSA Warp 1 Power Amplifier Class D Redefined

We’ve been having a great time here at TONE with the new LSA products that Mark Schifter has been sending us. For those of you that don’t remember, he was one of the principals in Audio Alchemy and remains the king of high value/high performance audio. Read More


REVIEW: Naim ND555DAC and PS555 Power Supply

REVIEW: Naim ND555DAC and PS555 Power Supply A supreme DAC/Streaming option for your digital files

If you are considering adding Naim’s top digital streaming DAC to your system, and if by some chance you are not fully integrated into the Naim way of doing things, please read the instructions first. Read More


REVIEW: Eggleston Nico EVO

REVIEW: Eggleston Nico EVO Overachievers!

Tracking through the Supreme Beings of Leisure’s 11i, it’s impressive at how much low bass these small monitors can muster. Read More


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