Corey Greenberg

Tube Preamp Reviews

Conrad-Johnson PV10 preamplifier

Corey Greenberg, Sam Tellig

Last September, in Vol.15 No.9, I started my quest for the Ultimate Kilobuck Tube Amp with reviews of the $995 Panor/Dynaco ST70-II and the $1695 Nobis Cantabile. While neither really fit the bill&mdash;the Dynaco fell a bit short in terms of sonics, while the Nobis was priced a bit higher than a thou&mdash;they got me thinking of the Ultimate Kilobuck Tube <I>Preamp</I>. Because the greatest amp in the world can only sound as good as whatever drives it, and there's no sense looking for a kick-ass affordable tube amp if you're going to play Scrooge McDuck when it comes to the preamplifier.

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Stand Loudspeaker Reviews Subwoofer Reviews Budget Component Reviews

NHT SuperZero loudspeaker & SW2 subwoofer

Corey Greenberg

What makes someone a good hi-fi reviewer? A fine critical sensibility? A good technical background? Ears? Eyes? Nose? Throat? So many different people are reviewing audio gear these days that it's downright impossible to characterize a good reviewer. But I <I>do</I> know that Beavis and Butt-head would make <I>killer</I> hi-fi reviewers!

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