One of the most respected high-end audio brands in the world has discovered colors and modularity. The Audio Research I/50 Integrated Amplifier has arrived for $5,000. Color me impressed. Change is ...

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I have always been a fan of products that boast certain specifications on paper that when benched, comfortably outperform those numbers. It's a rarity to say the least, and even more so when the ...

The stereo model delivers 80 watts per channel, compared with the 140 watts offered by the Reference 160M and 160S When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Single handledly redefining what most have come to know as “tube audio”, Resarch Audio brought tube-technology back into the mainstream light when they established themselves as the sole American ...

Audio Research’s Reference 160M Vacuum Tube Amplifier, or REF160M, is available for preorder today. It has a few features that haven’t been in an ARC (Audio Return Channel) amplifier before, according ...

1. Is Amplifier Weight an Indicator of Robust Amplifier Design? You have to find out if the amplifier is a Class A/B analog amp or a Class D digital amplifier before you can generalize about weight ...

International Solid-State Circuits Conference in San Francisco always seems to make space for audio amplifier developments, and this year is no exception, with some extraordinary distortion and noise ...

Italians make beautiful things. The Unison Research Triode 25 Integrated Amplifier ticks off every box and then some. Our early thoughts. I have long held the belief that audio components reflect the ...

The final amplifier is the power source of every audio installation. Its job is to convert a small alternating voltage into a powerful signal for driving loudspeakers with as little distortion as ...