The sound in the Lamm Industries system started with a digital front end from NeoDio, a full complement of Kubala-Sosna cables, and the Wilson MAXX 3. I totally blissed out listening to Arleen Auger singing works by Aaron Copland. The total cost of this system as I heard it was more than $335,000. This doesn’t include the…
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Amplification in the Signature system in the Lamm room featured the ML3 Signature power amplifiers ($139,290/pair). Like the LL1 preamplifier, the ML3 isalso a four-chassis system. These 32W, single-ended, pure class-A amp is based on a direct-heated GM-70 triode.
Amplification Component of the Year
Accuphase A-300 monoblock power amplifier
($49,950/pair; reviewed by Jason Victor Serinus in Vol.46 No.12, December 2023 review)
FINALISTS (in alphabetical order)
Balanced Audio Technology REX 500 power amplifier
($25,000; reviewed by Rogier van Bakel in Vol.47 No.6, June 2024 review)
Dan D'Agostino Relentless Master Audio Systems preamplifier
($149,500; reviewed by Jason Victor Serinus in Vol.47 No.9, September 2024 review)
Linn Klimax 800 monoblock power amplifier
($90,000/pair; reviewed by Jason Victor…
Amplification Component of the Year
Gryphon Essence monoblock power amplifier ($45,980/pair; reviewed by Jason Victor Serinus, December 2020, Vol.43 No.12 Review)
Finalists (in alphabetical order)
Audio Research Reference 6SE preamplifier ($17,000; reviewed by Jason Victor Serinus and John Atkinson, November 2020, Vol.43 No.11 & August 2021. Vol.44 No.8 review)
Doshi Audio Evo Monoblock amplifier ($41,995/pair; reviewed by Jason Victor Serinus, May 2021, Vol.44 No.5 Review)
Line Magnetic LM-845ia integrated amplifier ($4950; Reviewed by Alex Halberstadt…
Joint Overall Components of the Year
Benchmark DAC3 HGC DAC/headphone amplifier ($2195; reviewed by Jim Austin & Herb Reichert, November 2017, September & October 2018, Vol.40 No.11, Vol.41 Nos. 9 & 10 review)
Sonus Faber Aida loudspeaker ($130,000/pair; reviewed by Michael Fremer, October 2018, Vol.41 No.10 review)
Wilson Audio Specialties Alexia Series 2 loudspeaker ($57,900/pair; reviewed by John Atkinson & Jason Victor Serinus, July & August 2018, Vol.41 Nos. 7 & 8 review)
Finalists (in alphabetical order)
Audeze LCDi4 in-ear…
Overall Product of the Year
Wilson Audio Specialties Sasha V loudspeaker
($51,000/pair; reviewed by Sasha Matson in Vol.47 No.2, February 2024 review)
FINALISTS (in alphabetical order)
Accuphase A-300 monoblock power amplifier
($49,950/pair; reviewed by Jason Victor Serinus in Vol.46 No.12, December 2023 review)
Dan D'Agostino Relentless preamplifier
($149,500; reviewed by Jason Victor Serinus in Vol.47 No.9, September 2024 review)
Grimm MU2 streaming preamplifier
($17,500; reviewed by Kalman Rubinson in Vol.47 No.8, August 2024 review)
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Joint Overall Products of the Year
dCS Vivaldi Apex D/A Processor
($46,500; reviewed by Jason Victor Serinus in Vol.46 No.3 review)
Wilson Audio Specialties Alexia V Loudspeaker
($67,500/pair; reviewed by Jason Victor Serinus in Vol.46 No.1 review)
Finalists (in alphabetical order)
Abyss Diana TC Headphones ($4495–$5995; reviewed by Herb Reichert in Vol.46 No.5)
AudioNote Meishu Phono 300B Tonmeister Integrated Amplifier ($15,740; reviewed by Ken Micallef in Vol.46 No.2 review)
dCS Bartók Apex D/A Processor ($20,950–$22,950; reviewed…
G.F. Handel: Handel Arias
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, mezzo-soprano; Stephen Stubbs; Phoebe Carrai; Margriet Tindemans; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Harry Bicket, cond.
AVIE AV2792 (CD; remastered/auditioned as 24/192). 2025. Nicholas Parker, prod.; Everett Porter, eng.
Performance *****
Sonics ****½
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, mezzo-soprano; Stephen Stubbs; Phoebe Carrai; Margriet Tindemans; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Harry Bicket, cond.
AVIE AV2792 (CD; remastered/auditioned as 24/192). 2025. Nicholas Parker, prod.; Everett Porter, eng.
Performance *****
Sonics ****½
Twenty-one years after its initial release on SACD, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson's mesmerizing DSD recording of Handel's La Lucrezia and arias from Theodora and Serse has been remastered and rereleased in three formats: physical CD, 24/192, and Dolby Atmos. Regardless of…
Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Digital sources: dCS Varèse five-piece music system, Meitner MA3 Integrated DAC; EMM DA2i/DV2i. Innuos Nazaré Music Server and PhoenixNET network switch; Small Green Computer Sonore opticalModule Deluxe (2); Broadcom/Avago AFBR-5718PZ 1GB SX-SFP, Gen 5 Fiber Optic modules (2); Nordost QSource linear power supply (2); Sonore Audiophile Linear Power Supply; Synology 5-bay 1019+ NAS with Ferrum Hypsos linear/switching hybrid power supply; ASUS AX6000 and RT-AX88U Pro mesh routers, Netgear Nighthawk modem; Apple 2023 iPad Pro and 2025 MacBook Air.
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Accessory of the Year
AudioQuest Niagara 3000 AC line conditioner
($4500; reviewed by Alex Halberstadt in Vol.48 No.5, May 2025 review)
FINALISTS (in alphabetical order)
AudioQuest Blizzard AC cable
($895/2m; reviewed by Martin Colloms in Vol.48 No.6, June 2025 review)
AudioQuest Thunderbird ZERO BASS loudspeaker cable
($7950/8' biwire pair; reviewed by Alex Halberstadt in Vol.48 No.5, May 2025 review)
HumminGuru NOVA HG05 Ultrasonic Record Cleaner
($799.99; reviewed by Michael Trei in Vol.48 No.3, March 2025 review)
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