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New award: Lyric Audio's Ti100 Mk.II Class-A integrated amplifer

By Alfred Kainz | 25 September, 2018 | Read more

Lyric Ti100 Award for Best amplifier at the Guangzhou Audio Show in China

We're glad to announce that the Lyric Audio Ti100 Mk.II received an award for Best Amplifer at the latest audio show in Guangzhou, China.

The Ti100 Mk.II is a very flexible Class-A, single-ended, integrated amplifier handmade in Germany. It can use a variety of tubes - EL34, KT77, KT88, KT120 and KT150, with a single-ended output power between 7 and 20 Watts. It also provides very useful features like a preamp-out and adjustable feedback.

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Newsletter September 2018 online...

By Alfred Kainz | 22 September, 2018 | Read more

Please check out the latest issue of our September 2018 e-newsletter, which contains a drawing, interesting articles, news, reviews, awards, sales and more!

CLICK HERE to read the September 2018 Newsletter.

New review: Synergistic Research Active Ground Block SE

By Alfred Kainz | 21 September, 2018 | Read more

Synergistic Research Active Ground Block SE review by The StereoTimes

Mike Girardi, The StereoTimes (Sept. 2018):

"...one of the most significant effect results of reducing the noise floor and signal compression via the SR AGB SE allowed me to listen to music at much lower volumes without any loss of detail, silence between notes, and dynamics. Component changes alone have never resulted in the type of improvement the SR AGB SE brings to the table. With the SR AGB SE installed I was more engaged with the music and not left searching for it. The SR AGB SE is an integral part of my reviewing system. Highly recommended."

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New arrival: VALVET A4 Mk.II Class-A mono-blocks hand crafted in Germany

By Alfred Kainz | 20 September, 2018 | Read more

Just in from Hamburg - in the north of Germany, Knut Cornil's new A4 Mk.II Class A mono-blocks.

The Mk.II version of these amazing Class-A mono-blocks has been much improved. 33% stronger transformers (now 2 times 400 watts), new audiophile resistors and silver wiring with real cotton isolation elevate these close to the performance of Valvet's top-line mono-blocks, the A4e... and all this while still maintaining Valvet's small footprints. US retail price is $7890 /pair.

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New review: Synergistic's PowerCell 12 UEF, Grounding Block and Black UEF Duplex tested by Part-Time Audiophile

By Alfred Kainz | 19 September, 2018 | Read more

Synergistic Research PowerCell, Grounding Block and Black UEF Duplex review on Part-Time Audiophile

Part-Time Audiophile on PowerCell 12 UEF SE, Grounding Block and Black UEF Duplex (Sep. 2018):

"...the resulting impact of these three products is more than the sum of the parts. By that, I mean that with these devices it’s more of a '1+1+1=5" effect. The noise floor drops significantly, and with that, I feel like I am hearing everything my system was designed to perform... it allows the music to just flow in a more natural manner and for more musical detail, both macrodynamic and micro-dynamic in nature, to be heard. It elevates whatever electronics and speakers you have..."
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New Review: Synergistic's Atmosphere X Euphoria cable series on PFO

By Alfred Kainz | 03 September, 2018 | Read more

Synergistic Research Atmosphere X Euphoria cables

Robert S. Youman of Positive Feedback wrote:
"...the combination of Atmosphere X Euphoria (Level 3) interconnects and speaker cables and Atmosphere UEF (Level 3) power cables have established a new bench mark of excellence for my system. Visitors to my listening room noticed the change immediately. Even non-audiophiles who never seemed all that impressed before became quite attentive if not mesmerized..."

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New video online: Voxativ Factory Tour

By Alfred Kainz | 31 August, 2018 | Read more

Check out a brand new video, showcasing a factory tour through the Voxativ factory in Berlin Tempelhof.

The video was shot and provided by the online blogger and reviewer John H. Darko of Darko.Audio

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TAS Golden Ear Award 2018 for Voxativ's 9.87 loudspeaker system

By Alfred Kainz | 23 August, 2018 | Read more

Jonathan Valin of The Absolute Sound wrote:

"...the 9.87 is the most complete and realistic-sounding single-driver cone loudspeaker I've auditioned, giving you the incomparable coherence of a single crossoverless transducer (with the seamless addition of low bass thanks to the Pi-Sub) along with the efficiency, resolution, and dynamic range of a horn..."

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TAS Golden Ear Award 2018 for Synergistic's PowerCell 12 UEF & Galileo UEF cables

By Alfred Kainz | 22 August, 2018 | Read more

Jonathan Valin, The Absolute Sound:
"...how does Galileo UEF sound? Well, when you hear something that is 'real' enough to give you goosebumps it is almost ipso facto obvious that it is getting everything of audible musical importance 'right'—timbres, dynamics, durations, pitches, imaging, soundstaging, etc. And it is delivering all of them with the inimitable immediacy of real music being played live. This sense of every musical element being delivered with lifelike pace and in lifelike proportion is what fools and delights you. And it’s this sense of lifelike pace and proportion that Synergistic Galileo UEF offers up on a more regular basis than almost any other cables I’ve tried. Though UEF isn’t cheap, it is a no-brainer top recommendation, as is the PowerCell 12 UEF SE that you plug your gear into and that has precisely the same neutrality, fidelity, resolution, dynamics, and realism as the cables..."

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New arrival: Furutech ASB-1 Anti-Static Brush

By Alfred Kainz | 17 August, 2018 | Read more

NEW and IMPROVED.
Out with the old, in with the new - ASB-1 - an excellent upgrade on the old Furutech SK-III brush.

ASB-1 is a static eliminating brush created for audio and video applications. Featuring "COREBRID™ B” composite core fibers, a unique highly conductive material developed by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation. By lightly brushing the surface CDs, DVDs and LPs, the ASB-1 will remove static charge and at the same time remove any dust from the grooves of LPs. US retail price is $220.

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