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Audacious Audio Solid State Power Amp Reviews

CH Precision M10 monoblock power amplifier

Jason Victor Serinus Apr 08, 2026

A mono pair of CH Precision M10s ($210,000/pair as reviewed) declares its presence in capital letters. Each channel consists of two large units, each almost 2' high, linked by a total of four umbilical cords. While the "lighter" amplifier unit weighs almost 117lb, the toroidal transformer–based power supply unit tops out at nearly 172lb. That's a lot of metal.

Audacious Audio Floor Loudspeaker Reviews

Magico S2 loudspeaker

Rogier van Bakel Mar 20, 2026 First Published: Apr 01, 2026

If I have a bias toward Magico, it's because I've never heard a Magico speaker I didn't like. Even so, when I listened to the company's M6 towers ($185,000/pair) in a large demo room at AXPONA 2022, my brain broke.

Audacious Audio Stand Loudspeaker Reviews

Dynaudio Confidence 20 Active Space loudspeaker

Rogier van Bakel Feb 20, 2026

There's something inherently suspicious about most all-in-one solutions. The audiophile brain, trained over decades of mix-and-match rituals, recoils instinctively. Where's the fun in a speaker that arrives with amplification baked in? Where's the journey of pairing, the thrill of synergy discovered at 2am after your sixth cable swap?

Audacious Audio Integrated Amp Reviews

Burmester 232 Classic Line integrated amplifier

Jason Victor Serinus Feb 19, 2026

My first response, upon being offered for review the new Burmester 232 Classic Line modular class-AB dual-mono integrated amplifier ($25,000), was apprehension—but not because of the product itself, and certainly not because of the Burmester brand. I had already been won over by the pair of Burmester 218 Top Line stereo power amplifiers ($50,000/each) I reviewed in the October 2024 issue.

Audacious Audio Tube Power Amp Reviews

Doshi Audio Evolution Stereo power amplifier

Ken Micallef Feb 06, 2026

Nick Doshi is cautiously reserved when he talks about his amplifiers, preferring to let the products speak for themselves. At every show I've heard them at, from Chicago to DC to Munich, they have done exactly that: Every system I've heard featuring a Doshi amp has delivered great sound. When I pressed him as to why, he just smiled.

Audacious Audio Floor Loudspeaker Reviews

EgglestonWorks Andra 5 loudspeaker

Tom Fine Jan 29, 2026

Big loudspeakers are where diligent hi-fi reviewers really earn their pay. Not only are they heavy and difficult to move, but they also require attention and patience to set up so that they sound their best in our listening spaces. They take time to understand and study. And they all sound quite different from each other.

Audacious Audio Solid State Preamp Reviews

CH Precision L10 Stereo line preamplifier

Jason Victor Serinus Jan 21, 2026

Stereophile strives to distribute the wealth equally. Did that get your attention? What the statement refers to, in terminology devoid of dollar signs, is that Stereophile attempts to review products from different companies rather than repeatedly focus on products from a single company.

Audacious Audio Floor Loudspeaker Reviews

Wilson Audio Specialties Sabrina V loudspeaker

Sasha Matson Dec 27, 2025

Wilson Audio of Provo, Utah, is executing a multiyear revision of their product line, resulting mostly in a series of "remastered" redesigns that carry in their names the designation "V." The latest V model is the Sabrina V, which replaces the prior SabrinaX. "V" refers to Wilson's proprietary V-Material first used in the Chronosonic XVX.

Audacious Audio Solid State Power Amp Reviews

Goldmund Telos 2800 monoblock power amplifier

Jim Austin Dec 26, 2025

Frederich Nietzsche distinguished between two approaches to culture: The Apollonian, which is characterized by order and rationality, and Dionysian, which is about chaos, intoxication, and vitality. Apollo was the god of Music, Art, Light, and Knowledge, and to Nietzsche, the Apollonian impulse was the main source of beauty.

Audacious Audio Tube Power Amp Reviews

Audio Research Reference 330M monoblock power amplifier

Jason Victor Serinus Nov 29, 2025

The memory of the sound of the Audio Research 330M monoblock amplifiers ($90,000/pair) at AXPONA 2025 is so vivid I can still recall what I heard and felt. I sat front and center in a room sponsored by Quintessence Audio . . . The sound was so colorful, rich, and effortless—the images so convincing in size, weight, and timbre—that I felt my eyes open wide in amazement.