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A classic HIFI PP EL84 KIT

Uraltone’s PP EL84 amp kit has been revised for easier assembly.

Enthusiasm

Knif Hybrid Class A power amp

Knif Audio’s two very special Class A power amps presented.

Reviews

Mother’s little helpers

Two noise killers tested: Chord PhonoARAY & Telos Macro G Active.

Vintage

All Transistor Radios

Five mid-century portable transistor radios scrutinized.

Industry

HELSINKI HIFI2025

Best picks from the HELSINKI HIFI2025.

Technology

Imitating Tube Distortion

Stompboxes have been at the forefront of imitating tube distortion.

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TelluriumQ Iridium

This power amp delivers its 20 W in Class A.

Reviews

Geneva World Radio

This modern receiver signifies a portable radio in several ways.

Enthusiasm

Single-ended ECL82/86 amp

The new Revenge SE tube amp is done in Mullard tradition.

Industry

Highend by the sea

Finland’s second most important highend event was held on 29 and 30 March in Helsinki.

Reviews

CARY AUDIO SLI-100

Tung-Sol’s new power tetrodes are increasingly popular. Cary Audio’s SLI-100 is a great example of why.

Enthusiasm

25 years of widebands

PHY, Feastrex, Supravox, Voxativ. Baffles and horns.

Enthusiasm

Manley Jumbo Shrimp

A competent tube preamp compared to half a dozen others.

Industry

Stockholm HEM 2025

Stockholm’s HEM fair had more of everything, and good sound.

Enthusiasm

To fuse or not to fuse #2

Tested: Vera Audio’s Swiss Box/Sluggo, and Hifi-Tuning’s Diamond fuses.

Reviews

Robin Audio Domino

Robin Audio’s Domino loudspeaker has rare properties, and a promising sound.

Industry

Helsinki HIFI 2024

More room, more sonic successes.

Vintage

Venturo Hi-Fi

A design icon with a utopian sound system.

Enthusiasm

Custom Sonic Line Fuses

Custom Sonic Line from Greece has handcrafted a series of effective audio fuses.

Industry

The Most Beautiful Loudspeaker

True beauty prevails. Klangfilm Bionor.

Industry

Munich Highend 2024

Omnis and dipoles.

Enthusiasm

Oskar Heil Kithara

Heil Kithara moves air quickly and efficiently where it matters.

Reviews

Noisy but competent

BW Broadcast RBRX1 FM is a Pro Receiver, and it’s OK.

Industry

Ladies Night

At Stockholm’s High End 2024 Show women were not forgotten.

Vintage

Quad FM4

Among the mid-fi vintage tuners, Quad’s legendary FM4 stands out.

Vintage

McIntosh MR 78

McIntosh MR 78 must be the most pleasant sounding FM Tuner I’ve ever heard.

News

INNER congratulates

INNER’s long-time technical expert Mr Pännäri turns 75.

Reviews

AMR CD-77 vs Wadia 381i

The CD Player is dead, long live the CD Player.

Enthusiasm

QSA fuses

Kai Ekholm reports of his personal impressions of the QSA fuses.

Industry

Robin Audio Oloron Monitor

The new Monitor sports the same technology as the larger model with 1/10th of the price.