Just in, From Stereo Pravda!

All the rage at last year’s Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, the Stereo Pravda SB-7 IEMs are here and our review is almost finished.

What makes these $2,500 in ear monitors so incredible? Quite a lot actually. Read More >

The Naim Mu-So Qb

Firing up Kings of Leon’s “Walls,” it’s tough to believe that so much sound is coming out of this diminutive cube, barely bigger than a large stack of waffles. Read More >

The Brinkmann Audio Bardo Turntable

Closing the door on a Porsche 911, clicking the shutter on a titanium bodied Leica camera, that’s German engineering excellence, baby!

If you love that level of precision to go along with whatever high-performance product that suits your fancy, you’ll freak out just watching the 10. Read More >

The Okki Nokki Record Cleaner

Vinyl lovers spend a lot of money on tonearms, cartridges, and phono stages in the effort to pull the most sound from the record grooves. Read More >

The Audio Research GS 150 Power Amplifier

I probably should listen to more classical music at comfortable volume levels.

Back in 1990, when I finally got my hands on an Audio Research D-79 after wearing down a good friend to part with it, he called to inform me that I should “let it warm up slowly with some nice string quartet music. Read More >

The SVS SB-2000 Subwoofer

If you haven’t considered adding a subwoofer (or a pair of subwoofers) to your hi-fi system, it might be time to reconsider your logic. Read More >

The McIntosh C52 Preamplifier

McIntosh has been in the audio game since 1949. You read that right-1949. It would be fair to say they have forgotten more about running an audio manufacturing business than most companies will ever know, yet over the past few decades, McIntosh had seemed to fall out of favor with hardcore audiophiles, and for a while, they were no longer considered the darlings of the audio press that they were in the 1960s. Read More >

Custom Cardas!

If you have cable requirements that are slightly off the beaten path, and don’t like the idea of keeping (or losing) multiple adaptors on a regular basis, call the folks at Cardas Audio and get some custom cables made, pronto!

Josh Meredith at Cardas Audio and the team just sent me a pair of Clear Light interconnects to go from XLR to RCA, so that I have a wider range of connectivity with the PrimaLuna HP Integrated that I use as a reference component on my Audiophile Apartment site, and it only took a short while. Read More >

The Pro Ac Tablette 10

Following the driving bass line in Robin Trower’s “Too Rolling Stoned,” it’s tough to believe this much bass is coming from such tiny cabinets. Read More >

The Questyle CMA600i Headphone Amp/DAC

One of the most exciting things to come out of the headphone revolution is the plethora of desktop headphone amplifiers that either include a high-performance DAC, or a phonostage yet can also be used as a line level preamplifier. Read More >

Issue 80

Features

Old School:

McIntosh MC 225: A Revered Classic
By Jerome Wanono

995:

Record Doctor V Record Cleaner

By Andre Marc

Journeyman Audiophile:

Peachtree Audio’s Nova 150:
Everything in one box!

By Rob Johnson

TONE Style

BMW’s new i3

Stache’ Labbit

LSR Apple Watch Silicon Strap

Cooking With Sammy Hagar

Tile Slim

Versa Watch Winder

Omaker W4 Pocket Speaker

Music

Spin the Black Circle: Reviews of New Pop/Rock and Country Albums
By Bob Gendron, Todd Martens, Chrissie Dickinson, Andrea Domanick and Aaron Cohen

Jazz & Blues: Keith Jarrett, Kris Davis and more!
By Jim Macnie and Kevin Whitehead

Gear Previews

Audio Research GS75i Integrated Amplifier

Graham Audio Chartwell LS3/5 Speakers

Web Reviews

Merrill Audio Jens Phono and Christine Preamplifier

Rega Planar 3 Turntable

Reviews

Sonus faber  Lilium Speakers
By Greg Petan

Coincident Statement Lifestage
By Jeff Dorgay

Conrad-Johnson GAT Series 2 Linestage
By Jeff Dorgay

Pass Xs Phono
By Jeff Dorgay

Audio Research REF 6
By Rob Johnson

Awards!

TONEAudio’s Products of the Year

Publisher’s Choice Awards

Exceptional Value Awards

The Audio Research GSPre Preamplifier

Reinventing a classic usually fails miserably or succeeds brilliantly. Ford’s attempt at bringing back the Thunderbird, not so much, VW’s remake of the Beetle, fantastic. Read More >

The Soulines Kubrick DCX Turntable

There’s a lot of interesting hi-fi going on in Serbia these days, and we’ve had a number of review inquiries. However, nothing was more intriguing than the new Kubrick DCX from Soulines; currently imported by Jason Tavares at Adirondack Audio in New York. Read More >

Woo Audio’s WA8 Headphone Amp/DAC

For a minute, just forget about using the super cool Woo Audio WA8 Eclipse as a headphone amplifier.

Sure you could plug some headphones in, and you’d experience some of the best personal audio going. Read More >

The Lignea from Franco Serblin

The late Franco Serblin, the man responsible for Sonus faber is no longer with us to design great speakers, but his son in law, Massimiliano has brought the last of this Italian master’s vision to fruition. Read More >

The EAT C-Major Turntable

Carbon fiber is just cool, no matter how you look at it. Sure it’s stronger and lighter than steel, but it looks so high-tech and sexy, especially when it’s done right. Read More >

The Merrill Christine Pre and Jens Phono

The good news is that both the Merrill Audio Christine linestage and the Jens phonostage are two world class components, revealing a tremendous amount of music, while leaving no sonic signature of their own. Read More >

The Brinkmann Audio Bardo Turntable

Closing the door on a Porsche 911, clicking the shutter on a titanium bodied Leica camera, that’s German engineering excellence, baby!

If you love that level of precision to go along with whatever high-performance product that suits your fancy, you’ll freak out just watching the 10. Read More >

The Latest From Yumi

A relative newcomer to the audio industry, U.S.-based Kanto opened its doors in January of 2007. After working for larger consumer electronics companies for many years, Kanto’s founders put their design discipline to work developing new products to meet their goal of delivering high-quality products at very reasonable prices. Read More >

Scaling The Mighty Neolith

The good news is that after years of refinement, MartinLogan has nailed the integration of ESL panel and dynamic woofer to a level they have never done. Read More >