Articles

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.
- Chris Thomas
- Jul 2023

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.
- Chris Thomas
- Mar 2023

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.
- Chris Thomas
- Feb 2023

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.
- Chris Thomas
- Nov 2022

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
- Chris Thomas
- Mar 2022



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.
- Chris Thomas
- Jan 2022



Copland CSA-150 Hybrid Integrated Amplifier
Danish company Copland introduce the CSA-150 Hybrid Integrated Amplifier. Chris Thomas is impressed.
- Chris Thomas
- Aug 2021


Moonriver Audio Model 404 Integrated Amplifier
I’ve heard a few older systems over the past couple […]
- Chris Thomas
- Jun 2021


ProAc K1 stand-mount loudspeaker
I have never heard a bad ProAc speaker, and over […]
- Chris Thomas
- Jun 2021



DarTZeel CTH-8550 Integrated Amplifier
Chris Thomas is bowled over by the latest offering from darTZeel
- Chris Thomas
- May 2021


Krell K-300i Integrated Amplifier
The first time I heard the name Krell was in […]
- Chris Thomas
- Jun 2020


Sonus faber Olympica Nova 1 stand-mount loudspeaker
Since the announcement at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2019 […]
- Chris Thomas
- Apr 2020