Leak’s Stereo 130 Amplifier and CDT Disk Transport

With so many old things being new again, what could be more hifi fun than an update on a British classic?

You might mistake the new Stereo 130 for a vacuum tube amplifier from the late 60s or early 70s; it’s actually modeled after the original Leak Stereo 30, which was, in fact, a solid-state amplifier. Read More >

Add Streaming Capabilities to Vintage McIntosh Gear

Vintage audio lovers rejoice!

If you have a vintage audio system of any capacity, and want to add streaming from your bluetooth device, McIntosh has the answer with their new MB20 Transceiver. Read More >

The Aqua LaScala DAC: Take Two- Adding the New Aqua LinQ Network Interface to the Mix

Streaming Paul Weller’s self-titled album at 16/44.1 kHz resolution, is enough to demonstrate how musical the Aqua LaScala DAC is. And it only gets better…

Our only point of contention, when we examined this product about a year ago, was its lack of streaming capability. Read More >

Technics SU-G700 Integrated Amplifier

Watching the power meters bounce in the dark, listening to the title track in Brian Eno’s The Ship, the sheer dynamic power of this compact amplifier is completely revealed. Read More >

NEW From Naim! The Uniti Atom Headphone Edition

Naim Audio announces this morning that their latest addition to the Uniti series is now available. The Uniti Atom Headphone Edition premiers with an MSRP of $3,290. Read More >

REL’s new T/x subwoofers

Listening to the speed, detail, and delicacy of the bass line in Sly and The Family Stone’s “It’s a Family Affair” proved the impetus for where this review is heading. Read More >

The Acora Acoustics SRB

Listening to the Acora SRB monitors in a 16 x 25-foot handle the complex dynamics in Brand X’s Unorthodox Behaviour, you could easily be fooled into thinking you were listening to a floor standing speaker, even at a fairly high listening level. Read More >

Issue 106

Cover Feature

Naim ND555/PS555

And… Compact Disc Player roundup

Features

Old School: Returning to 14-bit digital

The Audiophile Apartment: Two Great Compacts from Technics and Naim

Mine: It Should Be Yours

1095: Gear for Just over a G

Mine: It Should Be Yours

Music

Playlists:  We share our readers choices from around the world

Jim Macnie Returns with some great Jazz Choices

Emily Duff’s “Can’t Get it Out of my Head…”

Future Tense

Gear in our immediate future

The Technics SL-G700 digital player

Tracking through the recent SACD remaster of Todd Rundgren’s Something/Anything, it’s easy to see the validity of the concept album – listening to a series of tracks precisely as the artist intended. Read More >

The Luxman L-550AXII Integrated Amplifier

Magic isn’t always where you expect it, and sometimes conventional wisdom suggests trying combinations that you might not think will impress. Read More >

ROTEL RA1592 MKII

Rotel has been gaining a lot of attention, with their statement Michi products at the top of their range, and the Tribute products at the entry level. Read More >

First look/listen: The new T/x Serie from REL

As with so many top audio manufacturers, it’s easy to get caught up in the products at the very top of their range, both in terms of performance and cost. Read More >

The BAT REX Preamplifier

We’re almost done with our full review of Balanced Audio Technology’s new REX tube preamplifier.

At $30,000, it’s crazy money, but it’s crazy good. Read More >

Yamaha’s A-S3200 Integrated Amplifier

Watching the delicate power level meters bounce to the rhythm of Led Zeppelin from across the room, Yamaha’s A-S3200 serves up an experience that is as visually engaging as it is sonically engaging. Read More >

Focal updates their Clear heaphone lineup with the Clear Mg

Focal has just announced their new Clear Mg headphone, replacing the former “Clear” phones as their open back reference. Read More >

The dCS Bartok: Take Two…

Editor’s Note: A short introduction is in order for readers who haven’t always followed our narrative.

Bob Gendron has been a contributor to TONE for almost 12 years and was also the magazine’s editor in chief for a considerable period. Read More >