Solid State Power Amp Reviews

Analog Sources: Continuum Audio Labs Caliburn, Cobra, & Castellon turntable, tonearm, and stand; Graham Phantom tonearm; SME 20/12 turntable & 312S tonearm; Lyra Titan i, MySonic Hyper Eminent, Transfiguration Phoenix, Benz Micro ACE LS, Sumiko Palo Santos Presentation cartridges.
Digital Sources: Musical Fidelity kW DM 25 CD transport & DAC; dCS Scarlatti SACD transport, word clock, DAC, upsampler; BPT-modified Alesis Masterlink hard-disk recorder; Sooloos music server.
Preamplification: Manley Steelhead, Audio Research PH7, Nagra BPS phono preamplifiers; darTZeel NHB-18NS, Ayre Acoustics KX-R preamplifiers.
Power Amplifiers: Musical Fidelity kW monoblocks.
Loudspeakers: Wilson Audio Specialties MAXX 3.
Cables: Phono: Hovland MG2 Music Groove, Furutech AG-12, Esoteric 8N. Interconnect: TARA Labs Zero. Speaker: TARA Labs Omega Gold. AC: TARA Labs The One Cobalt AC, Shunyata Research King Cobra Helix CX.
Accessories: Shunyata Research V-Ray II Reference, TARA Labs Power Screen power conditioners; Oyaide AC wall box & receptacles; Finite Elemente Pagode, HRS SXR stands; Symposium Rollerblocks, Audiodharma Cable Cooker; ASC Tube Traps, RPG BAD & Abffusor panels; Furutech DeMag & deStat CD treatments; VPI HW-17F, Loricraft PRC4 Deluxe record-cleaning machines.—Michael Fremer