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THE MOLA MOLA KALUGA MONO-BLOCK AMPLIFIERS - REVIEW
PRODUCT, AMPLIFIERS, DIAMOND AWARD ANDRE MARC PRODUCT, AMPLIFIERS, DIAMOND AWARD ANDRE MARC

THE MOLA MOLA KALUGA MONO-BLOCK AMPLIFIERS - REVIEW

The Mola Mola Kaluga mono block amplifiers, at approximately 17 grand, deliver far more sonic goodness than their price indicates. Yes, 17 grand is a lot of money, but within the context of a market that gives us power amplifiers of all designs that are priced at many multiples of the Kalugas, these amps are to be reckoned with.

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ABYSS AB1266 PHI TC - REVIEW

ABYSS AB1266 PHI TC - REVIEW

I think that I’ve said it all. The Abyss AB1266 Phi TC is a phenomenal headphone. It brings an undying passion for musicality and a ferocity for transparency and clarity and detail retrieval, formerly the domain of the best electrostatic headphones. But this planar headphone speaks that language—electrostatic—fluently and well.

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AURORA HEADA HPA - REVIEW
PRODUCT, DIAMOND AWARD, HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER K. E. Heartsong PRODUCT, DIAMOND AWARD, HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER K. E. Heartsong

AURORA HEADA HPA - REVIEW

The Aurorasound HEADA headphone amplifier is musical from ‘Square One’, ‘Jump Street’, ‘Scratch’, or, practically, as soon as you turn it on, though it gets worlds better thereafter. It is a beautifully, carefully designed endgame component to pass down. Or perhaps to take to the other side. Solid state dynamics, resolution, detail retrieval, and spaciousness married to tube liquidity…

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DENAFRIPS TERMINATOR II DAC - REVIEW
PRODUCT, DAC, DIAMOND AWARD K. E. Heartsong PRODUCT, DAC, DIAMOND AWARD K. E. Heartsong

DENAFRIPS TERMINATOR II DAC - REVIEW

The DENAFRIPS Terminator II checks all of the required music lover and audiophile boxes easily and well and is a prodigious talent, especially when its price is taken into account. DACs within its ‘ambient’ pricing circle should take pause and perhaps never agree to a side by side comparison, lest they suffer a humiliating defeat.

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ZMF ATRIUM - REVIEW
PRODUCT, HEADPHONE, DIAMOND AWARD K. E. Heartsong PRODUCT, HEADPHONE, DIAMOND AWARD K. E. Heartsong

ZMF ATRIUM - REVIEW

Wow! I’ve just come upon a headphone—the ZMF Atrium—that bridges three separate headphone technologies/worlds in a single form. And not in a slipshod fashion, given that it rises to TOTL status across all three worlds and at nearly half to one third the cost of the reigning TOTLs. Further, it does all of the above while being absolutely gorgeous.

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BRICASTI DESIGN M1SE - REVIEW
AMP, PRODUCT, DIAMOND AWARD, DAC, STREAMER K. E. Heartsong AMP, PRODUCT, DIAMOND AWARD, DAC, STREAMER K. E. Heartsong

BRICASTI DESIGN M1SE - REVIEW

The Bricasti Design M1SE has proven itself even beyond what the research had led me to believe. Perhaps it was the synergy conjured up by so many exceptional reference components at the time of its review. And, no doubt, the M1SE’s prodigious ability as a high fidelity DAC with a host of options—15(!)—so as to be tailored for most, if not all listening preferences, is but another star for its abilities.

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