HIFICRITIC Vol 15 No 1
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January to March 2021
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UNUSUAL IN DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION, AND AGAIN NAMED AFTER
A STAR TREK CHARACTER, THE LATEST ARRIVAL FROM THE SPEAKER-CONSULTANTS- TURNED-MANUFACTURER IS ITS SMALLEST – AND MOST AFFORDABLE – YET. HAVE THE MORE COMPACT PROPORTIONS BEEN ACHIEVED WITHOUT COMPROMISING PERFORMANCE? MARTIN COLLOMS INVESTIGATES IN-DEPTH |
IT’S NOT QUITE THE LATEST ARRIVAL FROM THE SOUTHPORT-BASED COMPANY – THE SPEED AT WHICH IT’S LAUNCHING NEW PRODUCTS HAS SEEN TO THAT – BUT THIS SLENDER AND FLEXIBLE DAC/ HEADPHONE AMP/PREAMP IS A REMARKABLY APPEALING DEVICE, SAYS ANDREW EVERARD
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IT’S NOT EVERY DAY ONE CAN SPEND TIME LISTENING TO A PAIR OF AVALON’S SAGA LOUDSPEAKERS – AND NOT JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE EXPENSIVE (€170,000) AND TOO BIG FOR THE AVERAGE EUROPEAN LIVING ROOM AT 1.78 M TALL. THE SPEAKERS, HANDBUILT BY THE COMPANY IN THE SHADE OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS IN COLORADO, ARE ALSO VERY RARE AND SELDOM DEMONSTRATED.
JOSÉ VICTOR HENRIQUES DESCRIBES HIS RECENT BRIEF ENCOUNTER |
THE £2500 PHONO PREAMPLIFIER FROM PS AUDIO’S STELLAR RANGE SEEMS TO HAVE DIVIDED OPINION: KEVIN FISKE DECIDED TO PUT ASIDE THE ARGUMENTS, AND TAKE A LISTEN FOR HIMSELF
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