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AFI flat.2 Record Flattener by Stephen Yan

by Stephen Yan | June 19, 2020

I begin this review with the sound of the component under review - before delving into the rest of the details such as usage, specifications,... [READ MORE]

CS Port Static Demagnetizer

by Stephen Yan | March 29, 2020

“There is a highway bus as a cheap means, but I do not recommend it,” said Testuya Kato, who modestly described himself as the... [READ MORE]

AUREALIS AUDIO BALANCED ISOLATION TRANSFORMER

by Stephen Yan | July 1, 2019

If you had asked me several weeks ago what piece of equipment would make a big difference in a music system, the words... [READ MORE]

LIGHT HARMONICS SOURCE PRO

by Stephen Yan | June 3, 2018

As of May 2018, it is impossible to write about Light Harmonic’s products without the mention of LH Lab’scrowd funding. First and... [READ MORE]

Silbatone L103 Line Stage and P105 Amplifier

by Stephen Yan | March 8, 2018

I have written here in the hallowed pages of the Stereo Times about Silbatone products before, and while expensive, these are by no means me-too... [READ MORE]

MEET THE DESIGNER SERIES: ALEKSEI TJURIN OF AUDES

by Stephen Yan | December 5, 2017

When one speaks about hifi with Aleksei Tjurin (right), loudspeaker design engineer at Audes LLC, one gets a sense of a man who knows how to... [READ MORE]

Audes Excellence 5 AMT Loudspeaker

by Stephen Yan | April 27, 2017

I know a gentleman who is flush with both old and new money. His father was an entrepreneur who built a very successful marine supplies business... [READ MORE]

SILBATONE RP-300 POWER AMPLIFIER

by Stephen Yan | January 27, 2017

Ah, the 300B. Legendary. Unrivalled. Western Electric at their best. Or just overpriced, overrated hype? My very first hifi amplifier (not... [READ MORE]

J.C.Verdier La Nouvelle Platine Turntable

by Stephen Yan | January 17, 2017

I remember reading somewhere a particular French amplifier being described as one which you don’t just buy, but one which... [READ MORE]

2016 GUANGZHOU AV FAIR SHOW REPORT page 2

by Stephen Yan | December 21, 2016

MUNDORF Mundorf electronics, a company well-known for their M-Cap range of capacitors, showed not only their latest components for building... [READ MORE]

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