At $50K, the Momentum C4 preamplifier gets a new remote and works seamlessly with optional digital streaming module for another $10K. Did Krell high-end audio components ever look this good? Dan ...

The Ayre KX-R Twenty costs as much as a car, but its designer claims the Pono Player will sound almost as good as the preamp! Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a ...

Back in June, Boulder Amplifiers rejuvenated its midrange offerings with the introduction of the 300-watt 1160 stereo amplifier, the first product in the brand’s new 1100 series. Now, squeezing in ...

British hi-fi brand Exposure has added a preamplifier and stereo power amplifier to its 3510 series of hi-fi separates. First announced in 2021, the 3510 integrated amplifier kicked off the new series ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. America’s venerable audio brand McIntosh has just announced ...

Does it make sense to spend $2,000 on a phono preamplifier? The McIntosh MP100 might be the best reason yet. The more I listen to vinyl and the wide range of phono cartridges at my disposal — the more ...

Preamplifiers are standard building-blocks often required in the analog world. Whether it’s needed for a low-level sensor output voltage or current, or the minute RF signal from an antenna, the preamp ...

Dan D’Agostino has expanded its middle-sitting Momentum range with a preamplifier that also has the potential to become a dream digital source. The Momentum C2 (“Concept 2”) succeeds the Momentum HD ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Jackson Audio has reimagined one of the most coveted amps of yesteryear in pedal form. As the ...

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

This circuit can be used for inductive pick-up elements and dynamic microphones Most soundcards have a ‘line’ input and one for an electret (condenser) microphone. To be able to connect an inductive ...

So often when we read of a modification on a classic piece of tube electronics we prepare to wince, as such work often results in senseless butchery of a well-preserved survivor. With [Frank Olson]’s ...