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NAD C325BEE Stereo Integrated Amplifier Reviewed

NAD C325BEE Stereo Integrated Amplifier Reviewed

By Andrew Robinson

Overall Rating
4 Stars
 

NAD is known for making some excellent sounding, and wonderfully simple looking audio products. The new C325BEE is a stereo integrated amp with 50-watts per channel. Andrew Robinson gives it a go. Read More

 
Croft Series V Power Amplifier Reviewed

Croft Series V Power Amplifier Reviewed

By HomeTheaterReview.com

Overall Rating
3 Stars
 

Decidedly British audio manufacturer Croft has had their ups and downs, but thankfully they're now up, and have released the Series V amp. With 30-watts per channel, this tube amp looks and sounds the part. Read More

 
Esoteric Audio Research (E.A.R.) 859 SE Integrated Amplifier Reviewed

Esoteric Audio Research (E.A.R.) 859 SE Integrated Amplifier Reviewed

By HomeTheaterReview.com

Overall Rating
4 Stars
 

EAR has more than just a clever name. Their gear looks as good as it sounds. The 859 is a Class A tube amp with 13-watts per channel. Impressively, frequency response is 20-20kHz, +/- 0.5dB. We check it out in this full review. Read More

 
Esoteric Audio Research 834P Tube Amp Reviewed

Esoteric Audio Research 834P Tube Amp Reviewed

By HomeTheaterReview.com

Overall Rating
3.5 Stars
 

You don't need a big box to make big sounds, as EAR shows with their new 834P tube amp. It's tiny box doesn't put out a ton of power, but it is an inexpensive way to get into the wonderful world of tube amps. Read More

 
Graaf GM 200 Amplifier Reviewed

Graaf GM 200 Amplifier Reviewed

By HomeTheaterReview.com

Overall Rating
3.5 Stars
 

Give it to GRAAF to out an amp as crazy as this. Huge transformers, dozens of tubes, it's a menacing presence. It's also got huge power, with 200-watts into 4 ohms. But how does it sound? Ken Kessler looks into the topic. Read More

 
McIntosh MC 275 Power Amp Reviewed

McIntosh MC 275 Power Amp Reviewed

By HomeTheaterReview.com

Overall Rating
4 Stars
 

McIntosh has -- with the Gordon J. Gow Commemorative MC275 Power Amplifier -- performed an act of such aptness, such correctness that it brings a tear to this anachrophile's eye. Read More

 
Marantz PM54 SE Integrated Amplifier

Marantz PM54 SE Integrated Amplifier

By HomeTheaterReview.com

Overall Rating
3.5 Stars
 

Few names in audio have as much history and garner such respect as Marantz. Their new PM54 SE integrated amp has 70-watts per channel, a host of inputs, and a reasonable price tag. We test it. Read More

 
Classe Thirty Preamp and the Seventy Power Amp Reviewed

Classe Thirty Preamp and the Seventy Power Amp Reviewed

By HomeTheaterReview.com

Overall Rating
4 Stars
 

Classe's entry-level preamp and power amp deliver plenty of sonic panache as well as balanced connections, a dedicated remote control, and impeccable styling. While not quite as transparent as Classe's flagship models, these two units still capture all their musicality. Read More

 
Audio Note Gaku-On Monoblock Power Amplifiers Reviewed

Audio Note Gaku-On Monoblock Power Amplifiers Reviewed

By HomeTheaterReview.com

Overall Rating
3.5 Stars
 

Tired of buying houses? Bored with your three yachts? Privet jet just not doing it for you? Then check out the Gaku-On monoblock amp from Audio Note, which slides in just over $200,000. Each. One of the most famous amps ever in audiophile history. Read More

 
Cello Audio Palette, Performance II Amps, Cello Stradivari Grandmaster Speakers Reviewed

Cello Audio Palette, Performance II Amps, Cello Stradivari Grandmaster Speakers Reviewed

By HomeTheaterReview.com

Overall Rating
4 Stars
 

Instant classics well before their maker closed his doors, this Cello system is the epitome of what Mark Levinson made. Pristine, exclusive, and rare, the Cello Read More