Reviews
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 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 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
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
The ZuAudio Omen Dirty Weekend You Really Need a Pair
So, it’s time to shop for new speakers. You set up your wish list of characteristics; Something that can sound great at both high and low volumes, Crystal clear high’s, solid low end, midrange with excellent clarity and accuracy, something that images like crazy, build quality that can last a lifetime, no sun fade, a speaker that can rock out for any party, a speaker that will let high rez files shine through for critical listening and, oh yes, your budget tops out at around $1,000, maybe a little more. Read More
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