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Chris Thomas

dCS Vivaldi One APEX
REVIEW

dCS Vivaldi One APEX

In one of his last reviews before his untimely passing, Chris Thomas investigated the APEX rebirth of the dCS Vivaldi One, which combines CD/SACD transport, upsampler, and DAC in one.

dCS APEX digital converter upgrades
REVIEW

dCS APEX digital converter upgrades

The Ring DAC is core to dCS's exemplary digital performance and has remained at the pinnacle of converter design for the last 30 years. But the new APEX upgrade raises its performance still further, according to Chris Thomas.

Gold Note system
REVIEW

Gold Note system

Combining Gold Note's half-sized but full-throated DS-10 EVO Streaming DAC, PA-10 Stereo power amplifier, and PSU-10 EVO external power supply with the company's A3 EVO II stand-mount speakers makes a beautiful system, according to Chris Thomas.

Gold Note DS-10 Evo
REVIEW

Gold Note DS-10 EVO

Gold Note's small but perfectly formed small boxes of high-performance electronics have been impressing us since we tried its excellent PH-10 phono stage. Now, it seems the DS-1 EVO streamer/DAC/preamplifier is just as splendid, according to Chris Thomas.

Constellation Audio Inspiration Integrated 1.0 amplifier
REVIEW

Constellation Audio Inspiration Integrated 1.0 amplifier

Constellation Audio's high-end 'dream team' amplifier design filters down to the more attainable Inspiration Integrated amplifier

Boenicke Audio W8 SE+ floorstanding loudspeaker
REVIEW

Boenicke Audio W8 SE+ floorstanding loudspeaker

The little floorstanding loudspeaker that could! Boenicke Audio has a reputation for making a fantastic sound from a very small footprint, and this small, high performance floorstander is no exception.

Copland CSA-150 Hybrid Integrated Amplifier
REVIEW

Copland CSA-150 Hybrid Integrated Amplifier

Danish company Copland introduce the CSA-150 Hybrid Integrated Amplifier. Chris Thomas is impressed.

MOONRIVER AUDIO MODEL 404 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER
REVIEW

Moonriver Audio Model 404 Integrated Amplifier

I’ve heard a few older systems over the past couple […]

ProAc K1 stand-mount loudspeaker
REVIEW

ProAc K1 stand-mount loudspeaker

I have never heard a bad ProAc speaker, and over […]

DarTZeel CTH-8550 Integrated Amplifier
REVIEW

DarTZeel CTH-8550 Integrated Amplifier

Chris Thomas is bowled over by the latest offering from darTZeel

Krell K-300i Integrated Amplifier
REVIEW

Krell K-300i Integrated Amplifier

The first time I heard the name Krell was in […]

Sonus faber Olympica Nova 1 stand-mount loudspeaker
REVIEW

Sonus faber Olympica Nova 1 stand-mount loudspeaker

Since the announcement at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2019 […]

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