Adcom GFA-7605 Seven-Channel Amplifier Reviewed

Adcom is one of the most historically significant electronics companies in audio history, as they are widely credited with making popular the idea of separating the preamp from the amp. After receiving boatloads of rave reviews, Adcom grew to......Read More

Anthem PVA7 Seven-Channel Amplifier Reviewed

For the audiophile who wants it all for his surround sound system, without spending any more of the equity of his home, here comes the Anthem PVA7. Priced at $1,495, this rack-mountable amp is rack-friendly (with new rack mounts)......Read More

Anthem Statement P5 Multi-Channel Amplifier Reviewed

When it comes to naming cost no object amplifiers few brands come to mind, Krell, Mark Levinson, McIntosh, Audio Research, Classe and that might be the list. But you've missed one. Anthem. While usually grouped among the value-for-money set, Anthem,......Read More

ATI 3000 Series Amplifier Reviewed

ATI is the house brand of a Southern California amplifier manufacturer (the one that just bought Theta - hint, hint) that makes many other very high-end companies' power amplifiers for them. Led by Morris Kessler, a person whose has a......Read More

Bryston 9B SST Five-Channel Amplifier Reviewed

Bryston is one of the most famous names in professional audio amplifiers. Known for stunning reliability and incredible build quality, the amps come with an unheard-of 20-year warranty. The Canadian-designed and built Bryston 9B SST is a five-channel power amplifier......Read More

Classe Audio CA-5200 Reviewed

Receivers are for bedrooms. In a true high-performance, audiophile-grade theater, you need real power to move some air with your speakers, meaning that even if you have a pair of your favorite monoblock amps perched on a slab of granite,......Read More

Emotiva MPS-2 Seven-Channel Amplifier Reviewed

Emotiva might be a relatively new name in the world of value-oriented audio. However, ask any high-end audio manufacturer executive what the company is and they will be able to tell you all about it. Emotiva is the Internet-direct house......Read More

Halcro Logic MC70 Seven-Channel Amplifier Reviewed

In their laid-back, oaky-Chardonnay-in-their-hand, Australian way of looking at the world of audiophile electronics, the executives at Halcro never, ever get sick of talking about the famous review of their reference power amplifier that once called it, "The Best......Read More

Krell Evolution 403 Amplifier Reviewed

Krell is a legend in the audio business, especially when it comes to power amplifiers. Their new line of Evolution amplifiers are touted as their best amplifiers ever. That's a pretty big claim, but when Dan D'Agostino talks, you should......Read More

Krell Theater Amplifier Standard (TAS) Reviewed

There may be not be any audiophile product more sought after by hardcore audiophiles than a Krell power amplifier. Owning one of Dan D'agostino's powerhouses means that you have reached the holy land of the hobby, yet in today's......Read More

Mark Levinson No. 433 Triple Monaural Amplifier Reviewed

When it comes to power amps and ultra-high-end home theater components Mark Levinson has to rest near or at the top of the list. No other brand, save maybe Krell, posses such a storied reputation for quality and performance than......Read More

Multi-channel Home Theater Amplifiers Reviewed

A multi-channel power amplifier is an amp that has more than one channel of power amplification in the same chassis. Some amps on the high end have dedicated power supplies for each channel. Others share the same power supply, thereby lowering the overall cost of the amplifier....Read More

NAD Electronics T-975 Seven-Channel Amplifier Reviewed

Honestly, I am kinda sick of AV receivers. Yes, they are packed with features and loaded with almighty HDMI inputs, making them look oh-so-good on paper to consumers. Today's HDMI receivers boast sponsorship from just about every surround sound format......Read More

NAD Masters Series M25 Seven-Channel Amplifier Reviewed

Ask any audiophile about NAD and you are very likely to get a big grin just at the suggestion of the brand. I have called NAD Electronics the "gateway drug" to audiophilia, as their low-priced, no-frills-looking products have the ability......Read More

Outlaw Audio 7200 7-Channel Power Amplifier Reviewed

Outlaw Audio is one of those rare companies in the industry that comes along and challenges the status quo for home theater enthusiasts. An entirely Internet-based operation, Outlaw Audio has made a name for itself by providing economically conscious consumers......Read More

Parasound 5250 Five Channel Power Amplifier Reviewed

As an audio manufacturer that is very proud of its ability to design high-end audio components for the very discerning ears of Hollywood's engineers, Parasound is also insuring that their power amplifiers for the consumer market are second-to-none. The 5250......Read More

Parasound A51 Five Channel Power Amplifier Reviewed

When it comes to high-performance, high-value power amplifiers, few do it better than Parasound. The A51, which is part of Parasound's Halo line of cost-no-object products designed in tandem with audio legend John Curl, has benchmark levels of performance, yet......Read More

Parasound Halo A52 Five Channel Power Amplifier Reviewed

If you're looking to build a home theater on a budget, why not take a peek at the Parasound Halo A52 five-channel amp? With a retail price of $2,500, the A52 comes from Parasound's cost-no-object line of products, designed in......Read More

Quad Super System Reviewed

Quad has done an incredible job in progressing from the original ESL57 via the ESL63 and its 988/989 descendants to the current ESL-2905, with but one exception: it's larger than Peter Walker himself felt necessary. Unconvinced by the desire......Read More

Rotel RMB-1575 Five Channel Amplifier Reviewed

Rotel is one of the most established leaders in value-oriented audiophile gear. As part of the group that also owns Classe Audio electronics and Bowers and Wilkins (B&W) loudspeakers, Rotel is the Volkswagen of its lofty AV brand lineup,......Read More

Sunfire TGA 7401 Multi-Channel Amplifier Reviewed

Bob Carver is a legend in the audio industry and for good reason. A physicist by training and a gadget head by nature, Bob has been building amplifiers almost all his life, and during that time he has made many......Read More

Theta Dreadnaught II Seven-Channel Amplifier Reviewed

Loosely named after a powerful battleship, this powerhouse seven-channel 225-watts-per-channel modular amp is a surprisingly good multi-channel amplifier for both music and movies. Theta is known and respected for their source components and electronics, such as their modular Casablanca III......Read More